Just about everyone likes those little peanut butter kiss cookies, like Mom's Peanut Blossoms, but when you add a chocolatey touch to the batter and a dab of colorful sprinkles, they are irresistable. My 3 year old was ecstatic with these little jewels - what can be cooler than a cookie topped with candy and dipped in sprinkles?! (I have to add he pried off about 20 sprinkles and excitedly tasted each one before even biting into the cookie! :) What a cutie!) Due to some chocolate lovers with not much self control at my house (I'm not pointing any fingers...), we ran out of kisses so we got a little creative and made M&M cookie bites with the rest. Personally, I loved how tiny they were (they just pop into your mouth) and the candy shell gave a little crunch that was yummy. Have some fun with these!
Choco-kissed Cookies
submitted by Brittany - Sisters Cafe
adapted from: Family Circle magazine
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 large eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
48 Hershey kisses, unwrapped
Beat butter, peanut butter, sugars, and vanilla in bowl until smooth and creamy, 3 minutes. Beat in eggs. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa, and salt. On low speed, beat into butter mixture. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough into balls, 1 tablespoon each (size of a quarter). Dip each ball into sprinkles, so one half is covered. Place sprinkle side up on ungreased baking sheet, 1 inch apart. Bake until set, 9-10 minutes. Press an unwrapped Hershey kiss into each cookie. Return too oven; bake 1 minute to set. Let cool slightly on sheet on rack. Remove cookies to rack; let cool completely.
*If making M&M bites: roll dough into balls the size of nickels. Roll each ball in granulated sugar then place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Bake 8-9 minutes then press a single M&M into the center of each cookie. Return to oven for 1 minute.
Gorgeous and delish!
ReplyDeleteSprinkles and kisses.....awesome!
ReplyDeletevery colorful and sweet treat.
ReplyDeleteThose look so fun! I love those peanut blossoms, so this looks just up my ally. I loved imagining Gabe eating each little sprinkle one at a time. That is SO cute. Miss you!
ReplyDeleteSo colorful. Who could resist these???
ReplyDeleteYUM! My boys would love these!
ReplyDeleteI love the chocolate twist on these!
ReplyDeleteI tried them on the weekend and just linked back to your blog for fun on tonight's post.
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I made these for Young Women Mutual night the other night and the girls loved them. They just look so spunky and fun, who wouldn't love them? I think the funky sprinkles is what MAKES this cookie. They are fun to look at and fun to eat! :)
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