Almond Butter Blossom Cookies
Desserts | Published Dec 13, 2019 | Updated Nov 23, 2020 | By Tawnie
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Creating these Almond Butter Blossom Cookies
The classic cookie is made with peanut butter and while I love peanut butter, I also really love almond butter!
Any nut butter may be used in this recipe. Whatever you choose, it’s a must make for the holiday season and a quintessential Christmas cookie!
I made these for a Christmas party the other day and everyone absolutely loved them!
This recipe makes 3 dozen cookies, so if there are any leftovers, they make for a great freezer friendly cookie as well!
Ingredients needed:
- Almond butter
- Shortening ( Such as Crisco)
- Dark brown sugar
- White sugar (granulated sugar)
- Eggs
- Milk
- Vanilla Extract
- Flour
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Chocolate Chips

How to make Almond Butter Blossoms:
- Preheat oven to 375°F
- In a stand mixer or hand mixer, mix almond butter, shortening, dark brown sugar and white sugar together. Once nicely mixed, add in 2 eggs, milk & vanilla. Mix well.
- In a separate large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together. Then stir into the almond butter mixture.
- Roll dough into small balls, and then coat in the granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet (spray with non stick baking spray,) or line a baking sheet with a Silpat and repeat until cookie dough is gone! Tip: if needed, dust hands with flour before rolling so cookie dough doesn’t stick!
- Bake in the oven for 11-13 minutes. Immediately after removing from the oven, press a chocolate kiss in the center of each cookie. Let cool completely. ENJOY
Other cookie recipes you will enjoy:
- Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Kroll’s Kookies
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chip Cookies
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- S’mores Cookies
- Ritz Cracker Christmas Cookies


Almond Butter Blossom Cookies
Equipment
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond butter, creamy
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup white sugar (granulated)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups All Purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/3 cup white sugar (for rolling the cookie dough in before baking)
- 1, 11 oz. bag of milk chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- In a stand mixer/hand mixer, mix almond butter, shortening, dark brown sugar and white sugar together. Once nicely mixed add in the eggs, milk & vanilla. Mix well.
- In a separate large bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt together. Then stir into the almond butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
- Roll dough into small balls, and then coat in the granulated sugar.
- Place on cookie sheet prepared with non stick baking spray, (or line a baking sheet with a Silpat cookie sheet liner) and repeat until cookie dough is gone! Tip: if needed, dust hands with flour before rolling so cookie dough doesn't stick to hands.
- Bake in the oven for 11-13 minutes. Immediately after removing from the oven, press a chocolate kiss in the center of each cookie. Let cool completely. ENJOY!
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Notes
- Adapted recipe from All Recipes
- Recipe can be made with creamy peanut butter instead of almond butter if preferred.
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Such a perfect cookie for the holidays!!
A classic, right?! Thank you!
I have always made these with peanut butter but am now in love with the almond butter version!
Me too then I tried with almond and fell even more in love!!! Thank you!
These are SO good! And next time I’m at the store I need to try some A2 milk!
Thank you! Yes, let me know what you think of it!
Every Christmas my family and I make similar cookies to these, but this year I think we will have to try this recipe out! Made a batch already and they were better than our recipe!
These look so delicious!
Thanks Amy!:)
I have to get some a2 milk! These cookies look so heavenly!
Thank you Lauren! 🙂
Those looks so delicious. Want to pick one out.
These looks so delicious! My family would love them. There is not much better than cookies and milk! 🙂
Exactly! Thank you, if you make them I hope you enjoy!!
These look so delicious – my girls would love them!
Thank you Jessica! 🙂
Yum!! I’ve always loved peanut butter blossoms, so I KNOW these would be a hit 🙂
Thanks Tara! <3