Christmas Tree Peanut Butter Blossoms
A festive spin on the popular peanut butter blossom cookie recipe!
Servings: 40 cookies
Calories: 202kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- additional sugar, for rolling
- 10 ounce bag Hershey kisses
- green decorating frosting
- holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, beat together the shortening, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, until well combined, about 1 minute.
- Add the peanut butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined.
- Add the baking soda, salt, and flour, beating to combine.
- Place about ½ cup of granulated sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Form the dough into approximately 2 tablespoon-sized dough balls. Roll the cookies in the granulated sugar.
- Place on a greased or parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 8-9 minutes. The edges will be slightly golden.
- Immediately out of the oven, place a Hersheys kiss in the center of each cookie. Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. I like to place the cookies in the fridge or outside when it's cold to cool completely and make it easier to decorate.
- Use the green frosting to pipe a green swirl around each Hershey's kiss.
- Sprinkle the holiday sprinkles on the frosting. Once it has set up, you can gently tap the excess sprinkles off.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Storage - store these cookies in an airtight container for 3-4 days. You an also freeze them for 2-3 months, although sometimes the chocolate kisses come off once they are frozen.
No Melted Hershey Kisses! To prevent the Hershey kisses from melting, place the cookies in the fridge or outside if it's cold to keep them cold!
Nutrition
Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg