Peanut Butter Blossoms

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Peanut butter blossoms are almost as fun to make as they are to eat! These adorable cookies are a favorite of mine and once you taste them they’ll be a favorite of yours as well.

They stay soft and moist and with that delicious Hershey kiss center what’s not to love? Growing up we made these in sort of an assembly line.

Mom would mix up the dough, one of us would be on kiss duty, one working the timer, and of course someone to make the dough balls! It was so much fun and every year when we get together to make Christmas cookies the peanut butter blossoms are our favorite!

They look so great on a cookie platter and they because they stay so cute and round they look lovely in a tin for gifting! Use whatever kind of kisses you prefer; there are so many different flavors these days you can make a batch with everyone’s favorite!

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Blossoms:
1 bag of HERSHEY’S KISSES
1/2 C shortening
3/4 C creamy peanut butter
1/3 C sugar
1/3 C packed brown sugar
1 egg, room temp
2 TBSP whole milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Peanut Butter Blossoms Directions:
-Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
-With an electric mixer beat the shortening and peanut butter until well blended.
-Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar and brown sugar; beating  until fluffy.
-Beat the egg, milk and vanilla; adding it to the mixture.
-Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add then beat it into peanut butter mixture.
-Unwrap the  kisses.
-Shape dough into 1-inch balls using a small ice cream scoop.
-Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
-Once the cookies are baked and removed from the oven press a kiss into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges.
-Transfer from cookie sheet to a wire rack.
-Cool completely.

 

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