Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Gather all your ingredients so that you have everything close at hand on the counter or table. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
Prepare the Ingredients
Measure dipping sugar into a small bowl.
Unwrap Hershey's kisses and place chocolate pieces in a bowl.
Make the Cookie Dough
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the large eggs and vanilla extract. Mix in the peanut butter, until fully incorporated.
In a small bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients to the creamed butter mixture. Mix well.
Form and Bake the Cookies
Roll spoonfuls of dough by hand into 1-inch balls and dip each in the bowl of granulated sugar to coat. (I used a 3/4 oz cookie scoop for more uniform cookies.)
Place balls on prepared baking sheets. Press one Hershey's Kiss in the center of each cookie.
Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until golden around edges. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Makes 4-5 dozen cookies.
Notes
*Unless otherwise indicated, all butter used on this recipe site is salted.