Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms

I grew up with a very basic peanut butter blossom recipe. It had a star-shaped chocolate piece on top instead of the Hershey’s kiss.  They tasted the same, but there is something about seeing that simple star chocolate piece atop the light peanut butter cookie that makes my heart smile.

There was always a platter of homemade peanut butter blossoms, homemade peanut butter cups, and sugar cookies in our house during the holidays. (If you are looking for the classic Peanut Butter Blossom, it’s here!)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick or 113g) butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. red gel food coloring
• 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• pinch salt
• 1/4 cup red sanding sugar
• 1 bag Hershey's Kisses (unwrapped)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat butter, peanut butter, and sugar in a stand mixer for about 2 minutes on medium speed. Turn mixer to low and add in egg, milk, vanilla, and red food coloring. Mix for about 30 seconds to incorporate, then turn mixer to medium-high and blend until light and fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl sift cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt. With mixer on slow add flour mixture to sugar mixture and beat until just combined.
4. Remove mixer bowl from stand. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Set on a parchment lined baking sheet. 
5. Pour red sanding sugar onto small plate or bowl. 
6. Roll dough ball in red sanding sugar and place on prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
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For full instructions please see : iambaker.net

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