Here is a version of a classic holiday cookie recipe that is easy to make, and it’s perfect for anytime of the year when you need to make cookies, especially for parties and homemade gifts.

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This post is all about how to make quick peanut butter blossoms cookies using cake mix and chocolate candy.

During the holidays, it can be hard to find time to do everything you need to do—including making cookies for holiday parties and other types of gatherings.

Using cake mix as a base to make cookies is a great way to make tasty cookies while removing a few steps from the process, like having to measure out many different types of ingredients separately. I often find that using cake mix to make cookies is almost always guaranteed to result in a great cookie that many people will love.

Here is an easy way to make peanut blossoms cookies using cake mix, flour, peanut butter, and chocolate kisses candy as the main ingredients. These golden brown cookies with a chocolate kiss at the center are almost always a hit at parties and gatherings, and they make a great homemade Christmas gift, too.

You can buy the ingredients a few days ahead of time and store them in the pantry (or refrigerate the chocolate, if you live in a hot environment). You may already have the main ingredients—a box of cake mix, flour, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and chocolate kisses candy—in your kitchen or pantry.

This peanut blossom cookies recipe is perfect for anytime of year when you need to make cookies for a party, potluck, or gathering. It’s an easy cookie recipe that uses simple ingredients that are usually easy to find and that are familiar to many.

Quick Peanut Butter Blossoms | Cookie Baking Tips

Here are some tips on how to bake delicious peanut butter blossoms cookies.

1—Whisk the dry ingredients together to distribute cake mix, flour, and salt and make a dry mix. Creaming the butter and eggs together, before blending with the dry mix, may help to make a fluffier cookie.

2—Use softened—not melted—butter. Cut cold butter into slices or small chunks, and place the butter in a bowl on a kitchen counter, to help it warm up more quickly. If using a stick of butter, then slice 4 tablespoons of butter and sit them in a bowl to come to room temperature.

3—Use a cookie scoop to help make more evenly sized cookies.

4—Carefully place a chocolate kiss on each peanut butter cookie as soon as the cookies come out of the oven, while the peanut butter cookies are warm and soft. Press the candy down into the cookie a little to help it stay in place. Use caution when placing the chocolates, since both the cookies and the cookie sheet will be hot.

What You’ll Need to Make Peanut Butter Blossoms

The holidays are a great time to make sure you have everything you’ll need for holiday baking and making delicious desserts and DIY homemade Christmas gifts. Here are some items that can make it easier to make, bake, and serve easy peanut blossoms cookies.

Mixing Bowls

There are plenty of mixing bowls to choose from, and you may already have a few stashed away in a kitchen cabinet or proudly displayed on a kitchen counter.

If you’re on the hunt for a new set of mixing bowls, consider choosing mixing bowls with a gripper bottom that helps to hold the bowls in place while you mix the ingredients for your favorite cookie, cake, muffin, and bread recipes.

Measuring Cups and Spoons

Measuring cups and spoons are a must have for measuring out ingredients when you’re baking. This measuring cups and spoons set comes in fun colors that make it easier to match them to your favorite kitchen decor.

Other Tools

A balloon whisk is handy for whisking together butter and sugar before adding dry ingredients to the mixture (this helps to introduce air into a batter or dough, which can help to make baked goods light and fluffy), while spoons and spatulas are good for stirring and blending cookie dough.

A spoonula combines the best of both worlds–a spatula and spoon all in one–and it is one of the best and most convenient tools for preparing batters and dough when baking.

Cookie Sheets

Cookie sheets are a kitchen staple, but not all cookie sheets are equal when it comes to choosing the right cookie sheet for your kitchen. Heavy duty cookie sheets with rimmed edges are great for baking cookies, mini pizzas, and sheet pan dinners.

Parchment Paper

Parchment paper makes life easier when you’re baking, especially when you need to bake a lot of cookies for a party or to give away as gifts. Lining the baking sheet with parchment paper makes it easier to remove the cookies once they are baked, plus it makes clean up easier, too.

Cookie Spatula

A cookie spatula is the perfect size for lifting cookies from the baking sheet to place them on a cooling rack. This spatula is perfect for serving easy homemade brownies, too!

Cooling Rack

Every home baker needs a cookie cooling rack to help baked goods, like cookies and breads, cool more evenly. This cookie rack offers a large size and good construction (they come in other sizes, too).

Pantry Ingredients

Here are some of the pantry ingredients that can be used to make peanut blossom cookies.

• Yellow Cake Mix. Using cake mix makes it easier to make a large amount of cookies at once, and it can be a real time saver during the holidays.
• All Purpose Flour. A cup of flour is added to the cake mix to make the cookies.
• Peanut Butter. Use creamy peanut butter to make smooth, chewy peanut butter cookies.
• Molasses. Add a small amount of molasses to the cookie dough to help bring out a rich, classic flavor.
• Vanilla Extract. Vanilla extract is a pantry staple for baking, and it adds delicious flavor to the cookies.
• Salt. Use a pinch of salt to bring out the flavors of the cookie dough.
• Chocolate Candy. Chocolate kisses candies are the classic candy to use for making peanut butter blossoms cookies.

Food Storage Containers

If you need to store cookies or to transport the cookies from one place to another, then the right food storage container can help get the cookies there in one piece.

Store the peanut blossoms cookies in a single layer, if possible, or stack them carefully to avoid damaging the chocolate centers. A long, flat food storage container is great for storing peanut butter blossoms, thumbprint cookies, and decorated or iced cookies.

Homemade Gift Giving

Easy peanut butter blossom cookies make a quick and easy homemade gift when you’re looking for DIY homemade Christmas gift ideas. Christmas food packaging makes DIY holiday gift giving extra festive.

How to Make Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Using Cake Mix

Here is how to make easy peanut butter blossom cookies using cake mix. A printable recipe with ingredients and amounts is included below.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the wrappers from 36 chocolate kisses candies (you may need more or less chocolates, depending on the size of your cookies). Discard the wrappers, and then set the chocolates aside. These will be used to top the cookies after they bake.

Add yellow cake mix, all-purpose flour, and salt to a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine the ingredients.

In a separate mixing bowl, add creamy peanut butter, softened butter, light brown sugar, molasses vanilla, and eggs. Whisk to cream the ingredients together, or use a hand mixer to blend them until creamy.

Add the dry mixture (the cake mix and flour mixture) to the wet mixture (the peanut butter mixture) in small batches. Use a large spoon or spatula to fold in the dry mixture after each addition.

A thick cookie dough will form. If the dough is too thick, add 1 to 2 Tbsp of water and blend until the cookie dough just comes together. The dough shouldn’t be too sticky—just workable enough to shape the cookies.

Shape the cookie dough into 1 inch round balls. Roll each peanut butter cookie dough ball in granulated sugar to coat.

Next, place the cookie dough balls about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 9 to 10 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned.

Remove the baking sheet from the oven, and immediately place a chocolate at the center of each cookie. (Be careful, as both the cookies and the cookie sheets will be hot).

The cookies should flatten slightly and start to crinkle as you press the chocolate into the center. The chocolate will melt slightly from the heat of the cookies.

Transfer the peanut butter blossoms cookies to a cooling rack. Allow the cookies to cool completely before serving or storing them.

This post was all about how to make peanut butter blossoms cookies.

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