Low Sodium Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Christopher Lower
A Heart Healthy remake of a classic Christmas Cookie recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 22 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 3 cookies
Calories 76 kcal
- 48 Kisses Hershey's Milk Chocolate (or other brand) unwrapped
- 1/2 cup Shortening or sub an equal amount of coconut oil
- 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 3/4 cup Creamy Low Sodium Peanut Butter like Jif Natural brand
- 2 Tbsp Milk or use 1/2 and 1/2 for less sodium
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 & 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Low Sodium Baking Soda
Heat your oven to 375 degrees F
Unwrap the Hershey's Kisses
Beat shortening (or coconut oil) and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended.
Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar, and beat mixture until fluffy. We will use the other sugar to roll the dough in.
Add egg, milk and vanilla, then beat until well blended
Stir together the dry ingredients (flour and baking soda) gradually add to the peanut butter mixture. Continue to mix until the dough is complete. (If your dough is dry and crumbly, add a bit more peanut butter or coconut oil).
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in a bowl of the remaining granulated sugar, and place on ungreased cookie sheet(s).
Bake in the oven 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove from the oven. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool the cookies completely. Enjoy!
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 76kcalCarbohydrates: 6.5gProtein: 1.3gFat: 5.6gSaturated Fat: 2.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 6.2mgSodium: 16.7mgPotassium: 29.95mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 5.4gVitamin A: 5IUCalcium: 39mgIron: 0.2mg