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Peanut Butter Sugar Cookies

Servings: 17 large cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 c. salted butter softened
  • 1 1/4 c. granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup for rolling
  • 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3/4 c. smooth and creamy peanut butter
  • 28 Sugar Cookie Kisses candies unwrapped

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line cookie sheets with nonstick baking liners or lightly spray them with nonstick baking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt to combine. Set aside.
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream together the softened butter and 1 1/4 c. sugar until light and fluffy, for 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla and peanut butter and mix just until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula in between.
  5. Slowly mix in the flour mixture.
  6. Place 1/4 cup granulated sugar in a shallow dish or a bowl. Using a 2" in diameter cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls, then roll in sugar to coat evenly. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Flatten the dough balls with the bottom of a measuring cup.
  7. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Check at 8 minutes. Don't over bake. You don't want them to start to brown, or they'll be dry.
  8. Let them sit on the cookie sheets for a few minutes before carefully removing them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  9. Unwrap 28 Sugar Cookie Kiss candies and place them in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt them in the microwave (in 30 second increments), stirring in between. Drizzle over cookies and allow the drizzle to set up before serving.
  10. Store in an air-tight container.