Chocolate Peanut Butter Raspberry Hugs Cookies
I’m not a fan of regular Hershey’s Kisses, but I do love me some Hugs (couldn’t be the addition of white chocolate, now could it?). So when I saw Raspberry Hugs in the grocery, they went in the basket. I didn’t want to just eat the entire bag by itself, although I’m sure I could have. Luckily, I was sold on the first thing that came to mind: Peanut Blossoms (original Kiss on a PB cookie).
So I had my Hugs in hand, but I couldn’t decide whether to use a peanut butter or chocolate cookie base. Easiest way to not miss out on any possible goodness? Use both! (I know you guys have been bombarded with PB-centric recipes lately, but it’s just so friggin’ awesome.)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Raspberry Hugs Cookies
Adapted from the ATK Family Baking Book
Ingredients
- 1c flour
- 1/3c cocoa powder
- 1/4t baking soda
- 1/4t baking powder
- 1/4t salt
- 8T (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3c packed brown sugar
- 1/2c granulated sugar
- 1c peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1t vanilla
- 48 Hershey’s Raspberry Truffle Hugs (unwrapped and hanging out in the freezer)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 3-6 minutes on med-high. Add peanut butter and continue to beat until combined. Add egg and vanilla and beat until well incorporated.
- Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in two batches, mixing until just combined after each. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
- Scoop slightly heaping 2t chunks of dough per cookie and roll into balls.
- Bake one sheet at a time, until just set and beginning to crack, 9 to11 minutes.
- Remove sheet from oven and firmly press one Hug in the center of each cookie. Continue to bake about 2 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Every time I ate one of these I thought, “Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for.” The combo of chocolate, peanut butter, and raspberry houses the answer to a number of cravings. This is an extremely satisfying cookie.
