Christmas Peanut Butter Blossoms – Soft, homemade peanut butter blossoms with chocolate kisses decorated like Christmas trees. They’re the perfect addition to your holiday cookie tray.

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Peanut Butter Blossoms are quite possibly my favorite Christmas cookie of all time. And from so many of the conversations I’ve been having lately about holiday baking, I’ve learned I’m not alone. The rest of the world seems to love them as much as I do.

I don’t think anyone is ever shocked to see them as part of a cookie tray, in fact, I think they’re expected to be there. But this year, surpass everyone’s expectations and make this fun holiday version.

The little decorated chocolate kisses are going to bring on all the oohs and ahhs and your cookies are sure to be the talk of the party.

After all, Christmas just isn’t Christmas without this cookie – dressed up or not.

Ready to start some baking and decorating? I thought so. Let’s get started!

HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS

To make these festive cookies, you’ll need:

All-purpose flour
Salt
Baking powder
Butter
Shortening
Peanut butter
Light brown sugar
Vanilla extract
Egg
Chocolate kisses
Sugar
Almond bark
Colorful nonpareils
Candy stars

Once you have your ingredients together, go ahead and preheat your oven to 350℉.

Grease a baking sheet and set it to the side. Then, call the kids and/or grandkids into the kitchen to help unwrap the chocolate kisses – and set those to the side as well.

Now, let’s start mixing up the cookie dough.

PREPARING THE COOKIE DOUGH

The first thing you’ll want to do is whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder) in a bowl. Set that aside and let’s focus on the dough.

Add the butter, shortening, and peanut butter to a medium mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy.
Add the brown sugar and mix until smooth.
Mix in the egg and vanilla to the peanut butter mixture and blend until everything is incorporated.
Slowly add the flour mixture (you had set to the side) to the peanut butter mixture. Blend on low, scraping down the sides for about 30-seconds.

When the dough is ready, begin shaping it into 1-inch balls.

Roll each ball into granulated sugar.

Then place them on your cookie sheet 1-inch apart.

Bake the peanut butter cookies for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.

DECORATING THE COOKIES

After you pull the cookies out of the oven, immediately top each cookie with a chocolate candy kiss. Let the cookies sit for about 5-minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Place the almond bark in a small microwaveable dish and heat the bark in the microwave at 30-second intervals until the bark is fully melted.
Transfer the melted bark into a ziploc bag. Cut a small corner off of the bag to use it as a piping bag. Pipe the melted bark around each chocolate kiss to make strands of lights.
Sprinkle the small sprinkles onto the strands. Then, using a small amount of the melted bark, stick a candy star on the top of each chocolate kiss.

Allow the chocolate to harden, then serve and enjoy!

WHY ARE MY COOKIES FLAT?

If you have flat cookies, it may be that you added too much sugar. Sugar is solid at room temperature, but when it is heated, it liquifies.

This means that if you packed your sugar a little too much, the cookies will spread out and become flat instead.

CAN I USE A PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE MIX?

Yes, you can! Using a store-bought mix is a great time saver when you are in a hurry!

Follow the instructions on the bag for making the cookies and then continue with the directions shared here when pulling them out of the oven.

HOW TO STORE LEFTOVER PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS

You can store any leftover cookies at room temperature. Just place them in an airtight container on your counter and they will be good for about a week.

You can also store them in plastic storage bags if you don’t have an airtight container.

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