Peanut Butter Blossoms

My ideal peanut butter cookie is (1) full of peanut butter flavor; (2) thick and chewy; and (3) not dry—peanut butter tends to dry out baked goods. This recipe covers those three things, and more! The peanut butter flavor is off the charts, the higher ratio of brown sugar to granulated sugar leaves the cookies soft and chewy, and the butter and egg keep them from tasting dry and sandy. I typically bake these cookies plain, but pressing a Hershey’s Kiss® in the center transforms them into so