Tag: Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy Peanut Butter Blossoms

Everyone loves chocolate and peanut butter together! So here is another deliciously easy cookie recipe using a box of yellow cake mix. The cake mix is used for the cookie dough base, so you don’t have to make them from scratch!

What I love about this recipe is that it’s quick and easy, and there is hardly no measuring which means anyone can make them. Best of all these cookies will be ready to eat in 20 minutes.

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Peanut Butter Blossoms are a holiday cookie staple. I can remember having these along with Sugar Cookies every year at Christmastime. Why not whip up a batch and give them as a gift?

If you prefer to make these from scratch instead you can use this Classic Peanut Butter Cookie recipe instead.

Easy Peanut Butter Blossoms Recipe

 

Ingredients:

• 1 box Yellow Cake Mix
• 2 Eggs
• 1/4 cup softened Butter
• 1/2 cup granulated Sugar
• 1 cup creamy Peanut butter
• 1 bag of Hershey kisses

 

Directions:

• Add 1 box yellow cake mix to a large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs, peanut butter and the softened butter.
• Beat the ingredients together until completely mixed.
• Scoop and shape the cookie dough into 1 inch balls.
• Roll each dough ball into the granulated sugar.
• Place the dough balls onto a an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until slightly golden.
• Remove from the oven and immediately insert Hershey’s Kiss into the center.
• Let them cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then place on a cooling rack to finish.
• Enjoy!

 

This recipe yields about 30 cookies. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for about one week to remain fresh. You can also freeze cookies for up to 3 months and they will taste delicious once thawed.

I love to play around in the kitchen with boxed cake mix recipes. I’m not a professional baker, but every recipe in this blog is something that I have learned to perfect over the years so they will always taste amazing!

I hope you enjoy this recipe, thanks for stopping by! Peanut butter lovers also see: Classic Peanut Butter Cookies & Peanut Butter Brownies.

 

Classic Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

Warning: You won’t be able to stop eating these classic peanut butter cookies. This is one of my favorite cookie recipes! They are easy to make and only take about 10-12 minutes to bake. This recipe yields about 4 dozen and the prep time is only 15 minutes. You will need to chill the dough for about 1 hour. Total prep time is 1 hour and 25 minutes. The cookies will be soft and chewy once cooled but are most delicious when served warm with a glass of milk. Servings: 24

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups crunchy peanut butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Cream butter, peanut butter, and brown sugar and white sugar together in a bowl, then beat in eggs.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt then stir into butter mixture.
• Place dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.
• Serve while still slightly warm, Enjoy!

Love chocolate and peanut butter? Add another level of flavor by dipping half of this cookie in melted chocolate!

I hope you love this recipe, if you are a peanut butter lover like me, see my recipe for Peanut Butter Brownies! Don’t forget to Pin this recipe!