[3] The original cookie recipe can be found on the back of the Hershey's Kisses bag, and in the 9th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest cookbook[4] Authors of dessert recipe books, cooking blogs and websites have since created their own variations on the cookie.

[3] The peanut butter blossom cookie went through to the final round of the competition held in Beverly Hills, California, and finished in third place.

[8] Pillsbury Company stated the Peanut Butter Blossom is one of the most famous recipes ever entered into the bake-off contest,[9] despite it not winning 1st prize.

[17] It is advised the paper plume and aluminum foil be removed from the Kiss prior to baking the cookie.

[21] Cookbooks, cooking blogs and websites have published many twists on this easy, simple cookie recipe.