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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Blossoms

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword baking, cookies, gluten-free, peanut butter
Cook Time 14 minutes
Servings 30 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed ground sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbs milk, lactose free, or plant-based is OK
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups 1:1 gluten-free flour blend
  • 2 tsps xantham gum, omit if your flour blend contains this
  • 1/4 cup colored sanding sugar, make sure this is gluten-free!
  • 34 Milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Instructions

  • In a bowl, beat shortening and peanut butter with an electric mixer.
  • Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Scrap down bowl as needed.
  • Add in eggs, milk, and vanilla.
  • Beat in flour.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 min.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Scoop dough into balls with a #40 cookie scoop.
  • Roll dough into balls and roll in the colored sanding sugar.
  • Place the cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 14 min until the edges are firm and the bottoms are light brown.
  • Remove from the oven and press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Cool for 2 minutes and transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.