Each year for Thanksgiving when I am planning out the dessert menu for my family’s holiday feast, peanut butter blossoms are always at the top of the list. In addition to being one of the most classic holiday cookies, like ever, they also happen to my mom’s favorite cookie. Which is why when I was thinking about what Valentine’s Day confection to send my parents this year, I started to question why I only tend to make these cookies once a year. Not only are they really easy to make, but they are the perfect, classic, quintessential combination of chocolate and peanut butter. But, if these were going to be made for a Valentine’s Day treat, they would need something, anything really, to give ’em the V-day twist. Enter: Reese’s Hearts.
I’m totally convinced that weird-shaped Reese’s taste slightly better than the traditional peanut butter cup. There’s something about Reese’s Trees, Reese’s Eggs and Reese’s Hearts that gets me going even more than the regular ones, and that’s saying something. So when I thought about placing Reese’s Hearts in the middle of the peanut butter blossoms instead of the standard Hershey’s kiss, I knew I couldn’t go wrong. Who would complain about an extra dose of peanut butter in an already wonderfully peanut-buttery cookie? Not this girl.
So, make these cookies for Valentine’s Day or make them just because. Make them for yourself, or make them to ship to your mom and dad. And, if you make them for mom and dad and you end up eating them all yourself, I swear I won’t tell. Those things happen. My point is, you need these peanut butter blossoms in your life one way or another, because it’s the season of love and cookies sure do make a great Valentine.
[yumprint-recipe id=’13’]PS: Mom and Dad, if you’re reading this, keep an eye out for a sweet package in the mail!
Can you send me some too? Happy Valentine’s Day!