Sunday, March 1, 2009

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

These cookies are a classic, and this is a great recipe for them. Tip: Once the cookies have cooled, put them on a plate in the refrigerator for awhile to help the chocolate kisses firm up. Tip: If you're feeling creative, use whatever kind of Hershey kisses you want - they don't have to be the plain chocolate ones!

Ingredients:

- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/8 to 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 to 5 dozen Hershey kisses

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat shortening and peanut butter together with an electric mixer or by hand.

Beat in the 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.

Beat in the egg, milk, and vanilla.

Beat in the flour.

Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Rolls balls in the 1/8 to 1/4 cup sugar.

Place balls two inches apart on an ungreased, non-insulated cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are firm and the bottoms are lightly browned.

Upon removing the cookies from the oven, immediately press a Hershey kiss into the center of each cookie. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

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