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4-Ingredient Peanut Butter and Chocolate Kiss Cookies

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at U Mich chapter.

This super simple, yet timeless cookie will be the reason you survive your next hell week or are the most popular person at your next potluck. As a consistent crowd pleaser, the peanut butter chocolate combination has seen many variations, yet this may be the best one yet. These cookies are easy enough to whip up in a rush and addicting enough to keep you coming back for more. I think you just found your new go-to.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Kiss Cookies

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 8 minutesCook time: 12 minutesTotal time: 20 minutesServings:18 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

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    Mix the peanut butter, sugar, and egg together in a medium bowl.

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    Roll dough into 18 balls and space evenly apart on an un-greased baking sheet.

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    Bake for 10-11 minutes.

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    Meanwhile, unwrap 18 Hershey’s Kisses.

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    Remove cookies from oven and press a Hershey’s Kiss into the center of each dough ball.

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    Return the cookies to the oven and bake for one more minute and then let them chill. Garnish with more sugar if you’re feeling frisky.

Charlotte is a Junior studying Microbiology and History at the University of Michigan. She is a firm believer in "an apple a day will keep the doctor away" but only if that apple is bathed in peanut butter.