Description
Delightfully soft and chewy Bear Paw Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies feature a rich peanut butter base topped with a chocolate disk and decorated with chocolate chips to create an adorable paw print. Perfect for parties or anytime you crave a nutty, chocolatey treat.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Decoration
- 48 chocolate melting disks
- 144 chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure even baking.
- Prepare Dough: In a large bowl, beat together the softened butter, creamy peanut butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Then mix in the eggs and vanilla extract until fully combined.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add these dry ingredients to the peanut butter mixture, mixing until just combined to avoid overworking the dough.
- Shape and Bake: Using a spoon or cookie scoop, scoop rounded tablespoons of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading. For an optional extra slight crunch, roll the dough balls in sugar before placing them on the sheets. Bake the cookies for 7 to 9 minutes until they are puffy and soft, but not browned.
- Decorate: Immediately after removing cookies from the oven, press one chocolate melting disk into the center of each warm cookie. Then, decorate each cookie by placing three chocolate chips around the disk to form a paw print pattern. Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
- For best results, use room temperature butter to ensure proper creaming with the sugars.
- You can substitute creamy peanut butter with natural peanut butter, but the texture of the cookies may be slightly different.
- If chocolate melting disks are unavailable, use chocolate candy melts or large chocolate buttons.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
- For extra flair, sprinkle a pinch of flaky sea salt on each chocolate disk immediately after decoration.
