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Peanut Butter Blossoms

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Granulated sugar for rolling
  • Hershey's Kisses

Instructions

Prep

  1. Heat oven to 375F
  2. Unwrap chocolates and set aside

Dough

  1. Beat together shortening and peanut butter, on medium speed until well blended
  2. Add in both sugars, beat until fluffy
  3. Add in egg, milk, and vanilla, beat well
  4. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually beat into wet mixture

Cookies

  1. Shape dough into 1" balls
  2. Roll in granulated sugar, place on uncreased baking sheet
  3. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned
  4. Immediately press 1 chocolate into the centre of each cookie (while still on pan), edges will crack
  5. Move them to wire rack to cool