Peanut Butter Blossoms

Peanut Butter Blossoms

INGREDIENTS:

• 48 Chocolate Kisses
• 1/2 c Shortening
• 3/4 c Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1/3 c Sugar
• 1/3 c Packed Brown Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 1/2 c Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• Sugar -to roll balls in

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375. Remove foil from Kisses.
2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in bowl until well blended. Add sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt; graduallly beat into peanut butter mixture.
3. Shape dough into 1” balls. Roll in sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet and place on wire rack to allow to cool completely.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.