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Updated Nov 14, 2025
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It’s a classic holiday cookie made easy with just 3 ingredients! Pillsbury™ refrigerated peanut butter cookies are the perfect shortcut to help you bake up a batch of these beloved peanut butter-chocolate cookies in minutes. The soft peanut butter cookies get topped with HERSHEY’S KISSES for an iconic dessert that’s sure to become a family tradition.

While this is one of our go-to Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes, it’s also good to have on hand when you need cookies for a potluck or party—or if you’re simply craving a weeknight treat. It’s your favorite cookie made easy.

Craving even more chocolate-peanut butter goodness? Try more recipes like our Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Pie or Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Dough Brownies.

Recipe Ingredients

All you need is 3 simple ingredients to whip up a batch of these family-favorite holiday cookies.

Pillsbury™ REESE’S Peanut Butter Cookie Dough: The perfect shortcut! It creates a delicious nutty-sweet base that contrasts so well with the chocolate candy.

Sugar: Adds festive sparkle, a touch of extra sweetness, and creates a slightly crisp exterior.

HERSHEY’S KISSES: The chocolaty candy topping is the iconic finishing touch that makes these cookies instantly recognizable!

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How to Make Quick Peanut Butter Blossoms

These classic holiday cookies couldn’t be easier to make. Here’s a quick look at what you’ll need to do. Then, keep reading for the full recipe instructions!

1. Prep the Dough

Roll the cookie dough into 1-inch balls (the rounder the balls, the rounder the cookies!) and coat in sugar for a little extra sweetness and sparkle. Our tip: the dough will get soft as it warms to room temperature, so use it pretty quickly after you take it out of the fridge.

2. Bake

Place the cookie balls on baking sheets and bake in a 350°F oven until golden brown and slightly cracked around the edges.

3. Top with Chocolate

Right after you take the cookies out of the oven, while they’re still warm, press a HERSHEY’S KISSES candy in the center of each cookie so it slightly melts and sets perfectly on top.

4. Cool and Enjoy

Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely before serving. Everyone will love this beloved combo of peanut butter and chocolate!

How to Store Quick Peanut Butter Blossoms

Leftover peanut butter blossoms are terrific for snacking or a sweet treat in lunchboxes. You can also make a batch or two ahead of time, pop them in the freezer, and pull them out when you’re ready to serve. Here’s what to do.

Room Temperature

Keep leftover cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 5 days.

Refrigerator

Leftover cookies also can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Freezer

You can freeze these cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

Quick Peanut Butter Blossoms

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 3
  • Servings 36
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1

    Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls; roll in sugar.

  • Step 
    2

    On ungreased baking sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.

  • Step 
    3

    Bake 9 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately top each cookie with 1 milk chocolate candy, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around edge. Remove from baking sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely before storing.

Nutrition

90 Calories
4g Total Fat
1g Protein
12g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
12g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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