Peanut Butter Christmas Tree Kiss Cookies
Festive Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies get a Christmas twist with tree-decorated Hershey's Kisses on top! Soft, chewy, and full of holiday cheer—these are a must for any Christmas cookie tray.
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 125kcal
Ingredients
- 48 Hershey’s Kisses chocolate candies
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temp
- 1 cup peanut butter creamy
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup sugar for rolling (red and green decorating sugar if you have it)
- Green frosting homemade in a piping bag or store bought squeeze tube*
- Red and green sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Remove candy wrappers.
- Cream together the butter and sugars in a stand mixer or with a hand held mixer until fluffy. About 2 minutes total. Add the egg and mix in to combine. Add peanut butter and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy.
- In a bowl whisk together the flour, salt and soda and add to wet mixture. Mix this in JUST until combined. It is important to not over mix.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop dough into balls. This is about 1 ½ inches of dough or one Tablespoon. Roll in colorful sugar and place on prepared cookie sheet. Leaving about 2 inches between scoops.Bake at 375℉ for about 8-9 minutes. They should just be starting to crack and appear done on the sides. It is super important not to over bake!
- Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
- *The cookies need to be completely cooled and chocolate hardened before decorating. With icing in a piping bag or a squeeze tube - start at base of kiss and swirl upward to point. Immediately sprinkle with Christmas sprinkles and let set until firm.
- *Putting cookies in fridge for 10 minutes helps the cookies to set quicker before decorating
- *If buying frosting at store look to see it is decorating icing, not gel
Notes
Bake just until starting to crack. Baking too long will dry out the cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 63mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg
