Classic Peanut Butter Blossoms - An Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe! (2024)

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These easy Peanut Butter Blossoms are soft and chewy cookies that are full of creamy peanut butter! It’s a classic cookie recipe that’s loved by all and perfect for the holidays.

For more holiday cookie recipes, check out these Italian ricotta cookies, shortbread cookies, gingerbread cookies, and candy cane cookies, too!

Table of Contents

• Why You’ll Love These Peanut Butter Blossoms
• What You’ll Need
• How To Make Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
• See How to Make These Cookies
• Tips for Success
• How to Store
• Can I Freeze Peanut Butter Blossoms?
• More Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes
• Get the Recipe

Why You’ll Love These Peanut Butter Blossoms

Peanut butter blossom cookies are a family favorite recipe for so many reasons, but here are the most important ones:

• Ultra-chewy. I tried these cookies with and without the extra egg yolk and it makes quite a difference! As I mentioned in my macadamia nut cookies recipe, it’s amazing how much of a difference small changes can make to cookies, and this is one of those times. The extra yolk makes these peanut butter blossoms extra chewy and takes them from average to a cookie you cannot stop eating.
• Easy but classic. These cookies are super simple to make, but pack lots of flavor with everyone’s favorite combination: chocolate and peanut butter!
• Perfect for any occasion, including the holidays. Peanut butter blossom cookies are most popular at Christmas, but are truly great for any time of year.

What You’ll Need

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll need to make peanut butter blossom cookies. You should have most of these ingredients already in your pantry! Be sure to scroll down to the recipe card for specific amounts.

• Flour – All-purpose is used here and works well, but gluten-free flour should work too.
• Baking soda and baking powder – These help the cookies rise and add structure.
• Butter – For the base of the cookie dough. I generally stick to unsalted butter.
• Peanut butter – I’d recommend one that isn’t all-natural or oily. I use creamy peanut butter.
• Brown and white sugar – You need both. The brown sugar adds a subtle caramel flavor and extra chewiness.
• Eggs – These give your cookies structure and chewiness.
• Vanilla extract and salt – Pure vanilla extract offers the strongest flavor.
• Chocolate Kisses – The “blossom” part of the cookie! Of course, there are lots of chocolate kiss varieties and even other candies you could add to the center too.

How To Make Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

Here’s how to make the perfect peanut butter blossom cookies step-by-step:

• Make your cookie dough. Start by creaming the butter, peanut butter, and sugars together, then add in the eggs and vanilla extract. The final step is to mix in the dry ingredients. Easy!

• Refrigerate the cookie dough. As I mentioned above, you want to chill the dough for at least 1 hour. For the best results, I’d recommend refrigerating it overnight.
• Roll the dough into balls. Let the cookie dough soften a bit and then roll it into balls of about one tablespoon of dough each. Keep in mind that if you make larger balls of dough, the cookies will spread more. Roll each ball in the additional sugar.

• Bake the cookies. Once the cookies come out of the oven, press an unwrapped chocolate kiss to the center. The kisses will soften and melt, but if you just leave them alone, they firm back up as they cool.

See How to Make These Cookies

Peanut butter blossoms come together in a flash! Take a peak at this video to see how it’s done:

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Tips for Success

This peanut butter blossoms recipe is pretty easy to follow, but I still have just a few more tips and tricks to share with you:

• Make sure the butter and eggs come to room temperature. This will make your life so much easier when you mix the dough together.
• Refrigerate the cookie dough. While I am a big fan of not refrigerating cookie dough when I can get by with it, these really should be refrigerated for at least an hour. Even better if you let the cookie dough sit overnight. It really gives the ingredients a chance to soak into one another. Not only is the flavor better, but the texture is too! They bake thicker and chewier and stay softer for longer.
• Refrigerate or freeze the blossoms as they cool. Feel free to pop them in the fridge or freezer for a bit to speed up the cooling of the chocolate in particular.

How to Store

If stored in an airtight container on the counter, these cookies should be good for about 4-5 days. If you want them to last for a few more days, keep them in the fridge.

Can I Freeze Peanut Butter Blossoms?

If you’d like to freeze your peanut butter blossoms, you can freeze the cookie dough before baking it or freeze the cookies after baking them. Remember to thaw the cookies in the fridge prior to serving if you choose the latter.

More Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes

Looking to add to the Christmas cookie section in your recipe box? I have a few suggestions!

• Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
• Cutout Sugar Cookies for Decorating
• Classic Chewy Snickerdoodles
• Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe

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