Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

By ShoDav

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (I prefer Reese's Peanut Butter)
• 1/4 cup shortening (I prefer Crisco baking sticks, butter flavor)
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• A bag of Hershey's hugs
• Pink or red food coloring
• Regular sugar (or pink sanding sugar)

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from debbiesweets.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together the butter, shortening, and peanut butter. Mix in sugars, egg and milk. Add the remaining ingredients (and food coloring if you are coloring them) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll the dough into 1 1/2 - 2 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet at least three inches apart. Using a fork make a crisscross pattern by pressing down on the cookie. Dip the fork in flour between cookies to prevent the dough from sticking. Bake between 9-10 minutes. Let cookies cool several minutes before removing them from cookie sheet.

After the cookies are finished baking, immediately place a Hershey Hug in the middle of the cookie, pressing it down about 1/2 way. The Hug will keep it's shape as long as it's not touched (the chocolate will half melt from the heat of the cookie). Once the cookie and the chocolate cool completely, the Hug will become solid again and the cookies can be packaged or placed in an airtight container to store.