Peanut Butter Kisses {gluten free}
Ahhhh, peanut butter kisses. Or, peanut butter blossoms. Whatever you call ‘em, they’re delicious. They’re ridiculously easy to make (only 4 ingredients!), and they’re gluten-free. It’s a win-win.
We make these cookies year ’round when we’re craving something sweet after dinner. They’re quick (15 minutes or less), and don’t require lots of ingredients. I can almost convince myself they’re not too unhealthy because I use good quality peanut butter, an egg white only, and most of the time I press a chunk of dark chocolate into the center instead of a kiss.
Just bake and enjoy!
Peanut Butter Kisses
Makes 1 dozen.
Ingredients
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter*
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg white
- 12 Hershey kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and have a baking sheet ready.
- In a small bowl, stir together the peanut butter, sugar and egg white.
- Divide mixture into 12 balls and roll them in your hands to form balls. Place on baking sheet.
- Bake for 11-12 minutes. Immediately push the Hershey kiss into the center when they come out of the oven. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
*It’s best to use a regular brand of peanut butter for this recipe. You can get away with some natural brands, but you want to avoid the brands of peanut butter that require a lot of stirring to incorporate the oil. Just pick up a jar of Jif and call it a day.
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French Macarons (with Nutella)
Chocolate Macarons with Orange Buttercream {gluten free}
Butterscotch Pudding {gluten free}
Perfect- just enough for … me
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Can’t beat these, such a classic! Love the idea of just whipping up a few after dinner.
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SOLD. We actually make these same cookies with chocolate chips in them, but I think a big fat KISS couldn’t hurt anyone!
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No matter how many fancy cookies my mom makes, these are ALWAYS my favorite. So pretty Christinia!
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Definitely a favorite of mine. Your recipe looks awesome!
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Now THESE sound easy enough for lil ole me.
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The classics are always the best!
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I have a friend/co worker who can’t do gluten, this is a PERFECT treat I’ll make for her for the Holidays, thanks for a wonderful recipe!!! (Plus who can resist pb and chocolate?!) YUM!
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I love your recipes. Always the right amount. I just wish when I print them out they had your name on them so I could always remember where I got them! Thanks for cooking for two!
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Christina Reply:
December 19th, 2012 at 11:33 am
Noted & correct, Annette! Nice catch
Thanks for writing 
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Peanut butter kisses are some of the best! I love the idea of using dark chocolate!
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These look great! I love that they are gluten free!
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Sounds great. No flour?
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Christina Reply:
December 19th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Nope! They’re gluten-free
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what a brilliant cupboard recipe! they look so delicious too!
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“Just pick up a jar of Jif and call it a day.” Love it!
(And love this gluten free version!)
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Wow, guess I’ve never made these… didn’t realize there was no flour involved! Definitely a health food- packed with PB protein and dark chocolate antioxidants! haha!
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