How to Make Peanut Butter Blossoms

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option while margarine can be less expensive.

Hershey's Kisses

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Dark chocolate chips provide a richer flavor and less sugar.

Start with 1/2 cup of softened unsalted butter (or salted butter with reduced salt).

Add 3/4 cup of peanut butter and beat together using a hand mixer or a whisk.

Add 1 large egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, mixing until combined.

In a separate bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of baking soda.

Sift the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.

Cover the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.

Chill about 24 Hershey's Kisses in the refrigerator as well.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Roll the chilled dough into balls using clean hands and dip them in sugar.

Place the dough balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

Bake in the oven at 375°F (190°C) for 8 to 10 minutes until slightly golden brown and cracked on top.

After baking, push a chilled Hershey's Kiss into the center of each cookie while they are still warm.

Let the cookies sit on the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

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