What fantastic cookie to make , I heard of kisses and blossom cookies but was intrigued the way these cookies look so when i found this recipe from Stephanie Jaworski she explains a bit about these cookies on her website so here is an excerpt for you to read also
Peanut Blossoms couldn’t be more American; combining two of our favorites; peanut butter and Hershey’s Kisses. Both have been with us since the early 1900s but how they exactly came together in this cookie, we do not know. The theory is that the recipe must have been invented by home economists in the Hershey’s Test Kitchen. I did try to confirm this by going to Hershey’s website, but while they do have a recipe for Peanut Blossoms, they give no clue as to their origin. While I was on their website I did find some interesting facts about Hershey’s Kisses. These individually foil wrapped, bite sized chocolate Kisses were invented in 1907 and Hershey’s tells us that “while it’s not known exactly how KISSES got their name, it is a popular theory that the candy was named for the sound or motion of the chocolate being deposited during the manufacturing process”. Today Hershey’s makes 80 million Kisses each day and besides Milk Chocolate Kisses, there are Kisses with Almonds, Hugs Chocolates (used here), Kisses filled with Caramel, Kisses filled with Peanut Butter, and even Kisses filled with Chocolate Truffle
Interesting information thank you , here below is the ingredients you will need to make these cookies from the joyofbaking website plus the video for you to watch
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (185 grams) peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
1/3 cup (70 grams) light brown sugar
1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Coating (optional):
1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar
Garnish:
48 Chocolate Kisses, unwrapped
Full written recipe is available on the joyofbakingwebsite please use the next page link below
