Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms are a classic holiday cookie recipe that are sweet, chewy, and studded with a kiss.

gluten free peanut butter blossom on a plate

“I made these last night. My peanut butter and chocolate loving celiac son LOVED these.”

– Theresa

One of my favorite things to do is recreate classic holiday recipes to be gluten free, and I can’t tell you how pleased I was to make Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms.

One bite of these Hershey kiss-studded Christmas cookies and I’m instantly transported the holidays as a child. Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies were a staple on my Aunt’s Christmas cookie trays each year, and these taste just like hers.

Luckily the recipe we enjoyed so many years ago can be easily adapted by swapping regular all-purpose flour for GLUTEN FREE all-purpose flour. As for the kisses? They’re already gluten free – wohoo!

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Gluten Free Baking Tips

I get a ton of questions about my favorite gluten free flours, so let me share with you two of my favorites, plus a couple of gluten free baking tips:

My Favorite GF Flour Blends: Whether I’m cooking or baking, I use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to1 Baking Flour or King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour. These gluten free flour blends already include a binder so I don’t have to mess around with adding xanthan gum, etc. to a recipe.
Gritty Baked Gluten Free Goods? If you find your gluten free baked goods to be “gritty” in texture, let the dough or batter rest for 10 minutes before baking. This allows the flour to better absorb the liquid in a recipe and soften.
What GF Flours WON’T Work: Single flours like coconut flour or almond flour, for example, can NOT be used interchangeably for regular all-purpose flour, or gluten free all-purpose flour for that matter. They don’t contain a binder so your baked goods won’t “stick” together, plus different flours have different “thirst” levels. For example, you’ll need more liquid in a recipe calling for coconut flour because coconut flour is extremely absorbent.

Hand holding a gluten free peanut butter blossom cookie

Luckily this classic Christmas cookie recipe required just a simple gluten free flour swap from the original and we were off to the races! At the time of this writing, 12/25, Hershey Kisses ARE gluten free in the US, though of course check packaging and/or the company’s websites to verify at the time of your cookie craving.

Alrighty, let’s bake!

Close up photo of a peanut butter kiss cookie

How to Make Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms

Start by creaming together softened butter, peanut butter, and both white and brown sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in an egg and vanilla extract, followed by a gluten free flour blend whisked with baking soda and salt.

Scoop the dough by the Tablespoon into a bowl of sugar then gently roll to coat and place onto a silpat or parchment paper-covered baking sheet.

Bake until the tops are just barely beginning to crack, 8-9 minutes – err on the side of under baking vs over baking! – then gently place an unwrapped Hershey Kiss into the center of each one. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. That’s all she wrote!

Crackly with just a hint of raw sugar crunch, peanut butter melded with chocolate…I MEAN! I hope you love this classic Christmas cookie with a gluten free twist! Enjoy!