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Friday
Dec172010

My Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe (Video)

How to make 'Peanut Butter Blossoms'

Ingredients

  • Flour
  • Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Peanut Butter
  • Sugar
  • Brown Sugar
  • Vanilla
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Stick of softened Butter

 

Recipe - Makes roughly 3 Dozen Cookies

  • Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
  • Sift together and set aside
    • 1 3/4 cup - Flour
    • 1 teaspoon -  Baking Soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon - Salt
  • Cream together in a mixing bowl
    • 1/2 cup - Softened Butter (1 stick)
    • 1/2 cup - Peanut Butter
  • Gradually add 1/2 cup Sugar
  • Gradually add 1/2 cup packed Brown Sugar
    • Blend together thoroughly
  • Add 1 Egg and beat well
  • Add 1 teaspoon Vanilla and mix
  • Gradually blend in dry ingredients you sifted and set aside earlier

 

Baking

  • Shape dough into small balls (approximately 1 teaspoon full)
  • Roll dough into regular Sugar
  • Place roughly 1 dozen balls on un-greased cookie sheet, or sheet with parchment paper
  • Bake for 8 Minutes
  • Remove and quickly (and gently) top with Hershey Kiss
  • Bake for an additional 2 Minutes
  • Cool for roughly 2 hours to allow hardening

I hope you also enjoy my favorite Christmas cookie!  Enjoy!

Happy baking...

Rob Cartwright

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