Almond Butter Blossoms

These little cookies look just like peanut blossoms with the chocolate kiss pressed on, but they're made with almonds instead of peanuts.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 101 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons ground almonds
• 48 milk chocolate candy kisses with almond, or as needed
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.75 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 0.5 cup almond butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat butter and almond butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until creamy, about 30 seconds. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt until thoroughly combined. Beat egg, milk, and vanilla extract into moist ingredients.

Step 3

Beat whole wheat flour and as much of the all-purpose flour as the mixer can handle; stir remaining flour into dough.

Step 4

Combine 3 tablespoons sugar with ground almonds in a shallow bowl. Pinch off dough and roll into 1-inch balls; roll balls in almond-sugar mixture. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm and tops are cracked, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate almond kiss into middle of each cookie; let cool.