Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

An online recipe with instructions for making Peanut Butter Blossoms, a type of peanut butter cookie topped with a Hershey's Kiss candy.

Ingredients

48 Hershey's Kisses Milk Chocolate Candies
- 1/2 cup of shortning
- 3/4 cup of peanut butter
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup of packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons of milk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/3 cup cup of granulated sugar for rolling

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 degrees and unwrap the chocolate candies.

Beat shortening and peanut butter in a large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup of granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Immediately press a chocolate into the center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet and onto a wire rack. Cool completely.

References:

wikipedia.org - peanut butter blossom cookies - article