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Peanut Blossoms

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Course: Cookies
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup milk if your dough is too crumbly/dry, add 1 tsp at a time for right consistency
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup white sugar for decoration
  • 2 9 ounce bags milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Put parchment paper or baking mats onto cookie sheets.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup white sugar until smooth.
  4. Beat in the eggs one at a time, and stir in the milk and vanilla.
  5. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended.
  6. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in remaining white sugar.
  7. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  8. Bake for 10 to12 minutes in the preheated oven. (Be sure not to overbake or your cookies will be hard.)
  9. Remove from oven, and immediately press a chocolate kiss into each cookie.
  10. Allow to cool completely; the kiss will harden as it cools.