These gluten-free peanut butter blossoms are everything you love about this classic holiday cookie. Soft and chewy crackly peanut butter cookies topped with a chocolate kiss. Be sure to include this nostalgic cookie on your holiday cookie platter!
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the almond flour, tapioca starch, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes, scraping down the sides with a silicone spatula as needed.
Add the peanut butter and cream together until smooth.
Add the egg, milk, and vanilla, beating until combined, scraping down the sides as needed.
With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined, scraping down the bottom and sides with a silicone spatula as you go.
Chill dough for at least an hour (if chilling for longer, cover the dough with plastic wrap).
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside a small bowl with sugar.
Scoop and roll the dough into tablespoon size balls (I recommend the oxo small cookie scoop). Roll each ball in sugar and place on a baking sheet, 1.5-2 inches apart.
Bake 11-12 minutes, until the edges are just set and the tops crackly. Remove from the oven and immediately press a Hershey's kiss into the top of each cookie.
Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then use a cookie spatula to carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. As they cool, the heat from the cookies will melt the kiss, but it will keep its shape. You can serve while the chocolate is still soft, but before storing or stacking the cookies on a plate, be sure to cool 1-2 hours until the chocolate firms up.
Notes
Dairy-free option: To make gluten-free dairy-free peanut butter blossoms, replace the butter with plant butter or refined coconut oil and the milk with plant milk of your choice. Since Hershey's chocolate kisses are not dairy-free (even the dark chocolate ones!), swap out the kisses for a beloved dairy-free dark chocolate peanut butter cup. Hint: Andronico's carries Lily's dark chocolate peanut butter cups, which are dairy-free.
This nutritional information has been automatically calculated, and as such, may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please reference the specific ingredients you use for the most accurate nutritional information.