How to make good peanut butter blossom cookies

[P3tm0m]

For Christmas, I always make the Peanut Butter Blossom cookies as gifts to give and I have several to give. I usually use the store bought peanut butter cookie dough in the roll, but in order to save money I am going to make my own. In the past when I try and make these the cookie dough is always dry and crumbles when I put the chocolate kisses in. Any suggestions on how to make these so they won't crumble. Thanks

[Mama Mangia]

what is your recipe? are you substituting shortening for butter? are you using the crappy margarines of today that ruin everything? whipped butters don't work; low cal butters don't work; butter substitutes don't work

shortening has a tendency to make cookies crunchier

are you overmixing your dough - it toughens it

is your dough dry? then you didn't measure accurately - too much flour, too little fat- eggs too small - add a tablespoon or 2 of cream or milk


try these:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup granulated sugar
48 milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

Heat oven to 375°F. Combine 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, butter and peanut butter in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy (1 to 2 minutes). Add egg, vanilla and salt; continue beating until well mixed (1 minute). Add flour and baking soda. Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. (If dough is too soft, refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes.) Roll balls in 1/4 cup sugar. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until very lightly golden brown. Immediately press 1 chocolate kiss in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets; cool completely on wire racks. Makes 4 dozen cookies.