Peanut Blossom Cookies

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Nutrition Facts (1 cookie): Calories: 100, Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Sodium: 70mg, Carbohydrates: 12g, Dietary Fiber: 0g, Protein: 2g

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Ingredients

  • 1 bag (8 oz.) Hershey's Kisses
  • 1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup Reese's Cream or Crunchy peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Granulated sugar to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Remove wrappers from peanut butter filled chocolates; place in freezer overnight.

Heat oven to 375°F. 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 48 balls (about 1-inch each). Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 3 to 4 minutes. Press frozen peanut butter filled chocolate piece into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove cookies from sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. 48 cookies.

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