Heart Healthy Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Recipe

               
Whole wheat flour and nut butter give this classic recipe a healthy boost. Dark chocolate-dotted peanut butter cookies are soft, sweet, and hold a special surprise in the center.
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Ingredients
Recipe yields 24 servings
2/3 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp granulated sugar
24 dark chocolate Hershey's Kisses®
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Directions
Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together except granulated sugar and chocolate Kisses. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Roll dough into about 24 one-inch balls.

Step 3

Lightly coat baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Place dough balls onto baking sheets. Sprinkle with granulated sugar.

Step 4

Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and remove from oven. Immediately press a chocolate Kiss into the middle of each cookie. Remove from baking sheet with a spatula and let cool on a wire rack.

Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 131
Make this for: Healthy Kids
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Nutrition facts
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Per serving:
calories:131
total fat:7g
sat fat:4g
cholesterol:22mg
sodium:95mg
total carb:12g
fibers:0g
proteins:3g

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About This Healthy Recipe

You know those peanut butter cookies you loved as a kid with the chocolate kiss in the middle? Here’s a healthy peanut butter blossom cookie recipe that’s sure to bring back lots of good memories. This version replaces some of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour for more fiber. It also uses less sugar and butter than most store-bought cookies. And the Hershey’s kisses are dark chocolate, which may be healthier than milk chocolate. This all adds up to a decadently delicious cookie that satisfies both adults and kids alike. You may be surprised to find out that these peanut butter cookies can be part of a heart-healthy diet, as long as you maintain some restraint in the portion department. Even just a single cookie can take you back to days gone by when you enjoyed these quintessential cookies as a child.

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Heart Healthy Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Recipe

Ingredients
Recipe yields 24 servings
2/3 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp granulated sugar
24 dark chocolate Hershey's Kisses®
Directions
Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together except granulated sugar and chocolate Kisses. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Roll dough into about 24 one-inch balls.

Step 3

Lightly coat baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Place dough balls onto baking sheets. Sprinkle with granulated sugar.

Step 4

Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges and remove from oven. Immediately press a chocolate Kiss into the middle of each cookie. Remove from baking sheet with a spatula and let cool on a wire rack.

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