Tis’ the Season for Twists and Tips

When you hear of peanut butter blossoms, everyone envisions the same sugar-coated, tender peanut butter cookie, topped with a half-melted Hershey’s kiss right? I love traditions and all, but I figured why not give the original a yummy twist?!

The original peanut butter blossoms:

My new and improved peanut butter bombs:

What’s the difference?

• Start with a cake mix vs a cookie mix.
• Instead of regular creamy peanut butter, I used a chocolate peanut butter, more specifically Dark Chocolate Dreams.

Ingredients:

• 1 box Betty Crocker Devil’s Food cake mix and ingredients called for on box
• 1/2 c chocolate peanut butter, nutella would work as well
• 1 bag of Hershey’s kisses, I used the candy cane—tis’ the season!

Directions:

• Preheat oven to the temp called for on the box.
• Mix cake mix and called for ingredients together whisking in the peanut butter towards to end.
• Roll into 1 Tbsp balls and bake according to package directions—start unwrapping kisses.
• Once out of the oven, cool for 2 minutes, add kisses, and let cool completely.

Quick tip:

I usually dread melting chocolate due to the mess it makes and all the dishes I need to do. I wish Santa would bring me a dishwasher!! So I decided why not put my measured out chocolate into a freezer quart Ziploc bag and immerse it into boiling water, let the chips melt completely, then carefully take the bag out, snip the corner and decorate/frost/eat from there!! So much easier and saves a lot of time, which is what I am looking to do this season!

 

I am going to see 2012 in the theatre tonight—it’s only about 5 degrees out---brrrrr!!