PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS

By shygirl

Ingredients

• 48 Hershey Kisses milk chocolate
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup Kirkland Creamy Organic Peanut Butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 12/2 tsp. salt
• Additional granulated sugar (optional)

Details

Servings 48

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 deg. Remove Hershey wrappers from kisses.
Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup 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 Hershey Kiss into center if each cookie; cookie will crack around the edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
Makes about 48 cookies