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stack of red velvet peanut butter blossom cookies
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Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms

These Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms put a fun, colorful twist on soft and chewy peanut butter kiss cookies! This is the ultimate easy cookie recipe for red velvet cake lovers and peanut butter fans.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: kiss cookies, peanut butter blossoms recipe, red velvet peanut butter blossoms
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 134kcal
Author: Jill

Ingredients

  • 1 stick of butter - softened
  • 3/4 cup of peanut butter - smooth
  • 1 1/3 cups of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tablespoons of Milk
  • 2 teaspoons of Vanilla
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons of Red food coloring gel
  • 3 Tablespoons of cocoa
  • 1 1/2 cups of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 cup of Red decorating sugars
  • 1 bag of Hershey's Kisses

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, mix the butter, peanut butter and sugar, on medium speed until light and creamy.
  • Add egg, milk, Vanilla, and red food coloring gel and blend until all the mixture is the same dark red color.
  • Stop mixer, and scrape down the sides of the bowl, and blend again.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
  • Add the flour mixture a little at a time to the mixer, blending between additions, until all flour is added, and well blended.
  • Remove the mixing bowl from the mixer.
  • Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, and place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Pour the red sugar into a shallow dish, and roll the cookie balls in the sugars, coating them.
  • Place the cookie balls back on the parchment lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 8 -10 minutes.
  • While the cookies are baking, unwrap the Hershey's kisses.
  • When cookies are baked, remove from oven, and press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie while they're hot.
  • Cookies will crack a little around the edges.
  • Remove the cookies to a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Serve, and Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 21g | Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg