Peanut Butter Hershey Kiss Cookies

This easy peanut butter Hershey kiss cookies recipe only requires 10 ingredients from start to finish! If you’ve been searching everywhere for the best peanut butter Hershey kiss cookies ideas, you’ve come to the right place.

When it comes to homemade peanut butter Hershey kiss cookie recipes, this one’s a keeper. I store this recipe and typically make these cookies for the holidays, unless I have an uncontrollable craving for Hershey kisses (which does happen on occasion). You can bake these for a work party, Christmastime, or just because. Yes, they’re really that good!

I promise, this one will not disappoint. However, I’ll warn you that it’s difficult to keep them in the house before they’re all gone!

My kids love these! Of course, my kids are adults with kids of their own, but I will still make them some for Christmas! I oftentimes have to double the recipe just to keep up with the demand, especially during the holidays, where extended family is also included.💕 More for everyone!

I sometimes roll mine in sugar before baking. Yum! While this isn’t a required step, it sure adds to the deliciousness of these yummy family favorite peanut butter Hershey kiss cookies.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• This recipe uses traditional ingredients you can find at home in your fridge and pantry. While it calls for 10 ingredients, they’re all quite simple to acquire or find. When you’re baking peanut butter Hershey kiss cookies at home, it’s best to do so once you have all the called for ingredients in stock.
• Easy and simple—if you’re seeking homemade peanut butter Hershey kiss cookies recipes that are easy and delicious, this one’s a keeper—hands down.
• It’s quick! Once you get started, you can enjoy these quick peanut butter Hershey kiss cookies for parties and family gatherings.
• You can also swap certain ingredients to make them even if you don’t have all 10 ingredients in stock at home.

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 8-10 minutes | Servings: 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

½ C. Brown sugar

½ C. Granulated sugar plus extra for rolling the cookies in

½ C. Peanut butter

¼ C. Shortening

¼ C. Softened butter

1 ½ C. All-purpose flour

1 large egg

1 tsp. Baking powder

1 tsp. Baking soda

3 Dozen Hershey kisses

Ingredient Notes & Substitutions

Brown sugar: Swap the brown sugar called for in this recipe for Swerve brown sugar. This significantly reduces caloric intake and carbohydrates in traditional brown sugar. Best of all, it still tastes delicious, just like old-fashioned brown sugar! I promise, you’ll hardly notice the difference with Swerve!

Granulated sugar: You can also do the same with granulated sugar to make these a bit more low-carb and low-sugar. Granulated sugar alternatives include Swerve, stevia, and monk fruit!

Shortening: If you don’t have any shortening at home, you can swap it for butter or coconut oil. You’ll want the coconut oil to be a bit soft (not melted), or the butter to come to room temperature if you choose to go this route.

All-purpose flour: If you’re gluten intolerant, try replacing the AP, or all-purpose flour called for in this recipe with almond flour or a blend of almond and coconut flour.

How to Make It

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. During preheating, you can prepare the rest of the ingredients for this simple peanut butter Hershey kiss cookies dessert.

Step 2. In a mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, ½ cup of granulated sugar, peanut butter, shortening, softened butter, all-purpose flour, egg, baking powder, and baking soda until well combined.

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Step 3. Roll the dough into small balls, and roll the balls of dough into a shallow plate or bowl of granulated sugar to coat. This will add an even more delicious taste to these already scrumptious cookies.

Step 4. Place the sugar-coated balls of dough onto a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes until they have flattened some and are cooked through.

Step 5. Remove from the oven. Immediately place a Hershey kiss into the center of each cookie.

Step 6. Let the cookies cool and then serve.

Enjoy them while you can!

Yum!

Now, remember to save this recipe on Pinterest for later 🙂

Tips for Success

Immediately push the Hershey kisses into the cookies when they’re fresh and hot out of the oven. This will ensure they are not sitting on top of the cookie, but become part of the cookie itself!

Storage & Reheating

You can always store these cookies for later or if you’re making them ahead of time. Store these cookies in airtight containers, such as Tupperware, for up to a week in your refrigerator. If you want to freeze them, you can do the same with a freezer-safe container for up to 2 to 3 months.

Allow the cookies to come to room temperature before eating them, unless you’re a fan of cold cookies (which I am)!

If you want to warm these cookies, you can do so in the oven at 250-300 degrees Fahrenheit for 4-6 minutes. However, you’ll want to keep an eye on them as to not melt the Hershey kisses while they’re warming up.

Serving Suggestions

I can’t get enough of these cookies! I highly recommend serving them with a tall, cold, glass of milk! You can also try making your own Hokkaido milk tea, which we’ve replicated on Sweet Pea’s Kitchen! If you want your milk to be extra cold to enjoy with cookies, learn how to freeze milk into cubes!

Notes

Rolling the cookie balls into sugar will provide an extra sweet taste that you won’t want to pass up! These cookies are the perfect addition to game days and holiday parties, year-round!

Peanut Butter Hershey Kiss Cookies

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 dozen cookies

5 from 1 vote

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Ingredients 

• ½ C. Brown sugar
• ½ C. Granulated sugar plus extra for rolling the cookies in
• ½ C. Peanut butter
• ¼ C. Shortening
• ¼ C. Softened butter
• 1 ½ C. All purpose flour
• 1 Large egg
• 1 tsp. Baking powder
• 1 tsp. Baking soda
• 3 Dozen Hershey kisses

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the brow sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar, peanut butter, shortening, softened butter, all-purpose flour, egg, baking powder and baking soda until well combined.
• Roll the dough into small balls, and roll the balls of dough in a shallow plate or bowl of granulated sugar to coat.
• Place the sugar coated balls of dough onto a baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes until they have flattened some and are cooked through.
• Remove from the oven, and immediately place a Hershey kiss into the center of each cookie.
• Let the cookies cool and then serve.

Author: Laura