Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms

Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms

My mom would get together with her friends and have Christmas baking marathons.  As the youngest kid, I would often tag along, book in tow, and find a sweet spot to get lost on an adventure with Nancy Drew.  (Giving my dad, the only man in the house, a much-deserved break from all the estrogen!)  At that age, I had no desire to bake anything.  Ever.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick or 113g) butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. red gel food coloring
• 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• pinch salt
• 1/4 cup red sanding sugar
• 1 bag Hershey's Kisses (unwrapped)

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat butter, peanut butter, and sugar in a stand mixer for about 2 minutes on medium speed. Turn mixer to low and add in egg, milk, vanilla, and red food coloring. Mix for about 30 seconds to incorporate, then turn mixer to medium-high and blend until light and fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl sift cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt. With mixer on slow add flour mixture to sugar mixture and beat until just combined.
4. Remove mixer bowl from stand. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Set on a parchment lined baking sheet. 
5. Pour red sanding sugar onto small plate or bowl. 

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