What is your favorite cookie? For me, it’s peanut blossoms. How can you not love peanut butter? Unless you are allergic to peanuts, then that’s unfortunate…however, if you aren’t, then this is a recipe for you!
Ingredients –
1 bag of Hersey’s Kisses
½ cup shortening
¾ cup Reese’s creamy or crunchy peanut butter
⅓ cup of granulated sugar
⅓ cup of packed light brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon of baking soda
½ teaspoon of salt
Granulated sugar
Directions –
Heat oven to 375 degrees
Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces
In a large mixer bowl, beat shortening and peanut butter until it is well blended
Add ⅓ cup of granulated sugar and brown sugar, beat until light and fluffy
Add egg, milk, vanilla, and beat well
Separately stir together flour, baking soda, and salt
Gradually add flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture
Shape dough into 1-inch balls
Roll in granulated sugar, place on an ungreased cookie sheet
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned
Immediately place a chocolate piece onto each cookie
Let it cool completely before eating
Yields: 4 dozen cookies