Peanut Blossom Cookies

Name: Peanut Blossom Cookies
Yield: Makes about 8 dozen
Ingredients: 2 3/4 cups (13¾ ounces/390 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 cup, roasted salted peanuts; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened but still cool; 3/4 cup packed (5¼ ounces/149 grams), dark brown sugar; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces/149 grams), granulated sugar; 1 cup, creamy peanut butter; 2 , large eggs, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 96 , Hershey's Chocolate Kisses (from two 1-pound bags), wrappers removed

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday

Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2006

Peanut blossom cookies are essentially peanut butter cookies topped with a Hershey's Kiss. Could we update the classic with a bolder flavor?

SERVES Makes about 8 dozen

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