Peanut Blossom Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 oz. pkg. milk chocolate kisses
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 cup sugar for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
- Pre-work: Remove wrappers from chocolate. Pour
- In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening and peanut butter until well blended.
- Add 1/3 cup sugar and brown sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Then add in egg, milk and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Gradually add in the flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture until it forms a dough.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in rest of the granulated sugar; place on an ungreased cookie sheet and press down with your thumb.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Take out of the oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie.
- Let cookies stand for 20 mins or until chocolate solidifies again.
