Description
Delightful peanut butter kiss cookies blend simple ingredients into irresistible treats. Classic American dessert combines rich peanut butter with chocolate kisses for a sweet moment you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 mL / 8 fl oz) creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp (5 mL / 0.17 fl oz) vanilla extract
- ½ tsp (2.5 g / 0.09 oz) baking soda
- 24 chocolate kisses (unwrapped)
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, creating an ideal baking environment.
- Mixing: Combine peanut butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and baking soda in a mixing bowl, stirring until a uniform, smooth dough forms with a consistent texture.
- Shaping: Roll the dough into compact, uniform balls roughly 1 inch in diameter, arranging them evenly across the prepared baking sheet with adequate spacing to prevent merging.
- Baking: Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, watching for edges to turn golden and centers to remain soft and slightly yielding.
- Finishing Touch: Immediately after removing from the oven, delicately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each warm cookie, allowing the heat to naturally crack the surface and embrace the chocolate.
- Cooling: Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to stabilize, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, ensuring a perfect texture and allowing the chocolate kiss to set.
Notes
- Measure Precisely: Use exact measurements for consistent cookie texture and taste, avoiding too dry or crumbly results.
- Handle Dough Gently: Roll cookie balls lightly to prevent dense, tough cookies; light touch ensures soft, melt-in-mouth texture.
- Control Kiss Placement: Press chocolate kiss immediately after baking while cookies are warm to help chocolate melt slightly and adhere perfectly.
- Explore Variations: Swap chocolate kiss with different flavor variants like caramel or peanut butter-filled kisses for unique taste experiences.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 23
- Calories: 143
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg