Peanut Butter Blossoms
These wonderful little peanut butter cookies give you a kiss of chocolate with each one.This is another great cookie recipe to use if you are part of a cookie swap.
Ingredients
- 48 Hershey's Kisses
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (use a nice natural peanut butter for the best flavor)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Granulated sugar to roll the cookie balls in
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Remove wrappers from chocolates.
- Beat butter and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended.
- Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy.
- Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well.
- Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
- Makes about 4 dozen cookies
