Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Blossoms
Adapted from the original Pillsbury Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour packaging. Back of the Bag is not affiliated with Pillsbury.
"The legendary Hershey's Kiss-topped cookie"
The Story
Created by Freda Smith of Gibsonburg, Ohio, for the 9th Pillsbury Bake-Off, these cookies originally utilized Hershey's Kisses and Pillsbury flour. They were so wildly popular that they became a permanent fixture on the packaging of both brands, representing one of the most successful cross-promotions in American food history.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Additional granulated sugar for rolling
- Approx. 60 Hershey's Kisses, unwrapped
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°F.
- 2
In a large bowl, beat the 1/2 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, and eggs until well blended.
- 3
Stir in flour, baking soda, and baking powder until a stiff dough forms.
- 4
Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar.
- 5
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- 6
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
- 7
Immediately press a chocolate candy into the center of each cookie; the cookie will crack around the edges.
- 8
Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely on wire racks.