Peanut butter blossoms are a popular holiday dessert. They are a peanut butter cookie dough with Hershey Kisses stuck in the middle. They are best enjoyed right away, or after 15-25 seconds in the microwave.

History:

These cookies were invented in 1957 as an entry to a Pilsbury baking competition Freda Smit, who was from Gibsonburg, Ohio.  Unfortunately, she didn’t end up winning but she did invent a remarkable cookie. They were orginally named Black-Eyed Susans but the name was later changed to Peanut Butter Blossoms.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of white sugar

1/2 cup of packed brown sugar

1/2 cup of butter

1/2 cup of peanute butter (or an alternative, most butters work, even cookie butter!)

1 egg

2 T milk

1 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

1 3/4 cups flour

1 (10 oz) package of Hershey Kisses

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, prepare a baking sheet, and unwrap kisses.

2. First cream the peanut butter, butter, sugar, and brown sugar.

3. Beat in the eggs, milk, and vanilla.

4. Add flour, baking soad, and salt.

5. Roll dough into small balls and roll in granulated suagr, then on baking sheet.

6. Bake for 8-10 minutes. As soon as they come out, stick a Hershey’s kiss in the middle.