Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

Published on January 1, 2014 | In By
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    • Prep Time
    • Minutes
    • Cook Time
    • Minutes
    • Yield
    • 3
    • 3 doz cookies

Peanut buttery, kissy goodness. Not a Palazzo family original, but a party favorite, a Christmas favorite, and a family favorite. Peanut butter blossoms never fail.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups sifted Pillsbury's BEST All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter (or substitute almond butter)
  • 1/2 cup sugar (plus more for rolling)
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 bag chocolate kisses

Nutrition Info

Instructions

  1. (Tip: remove foil wrapping from kisses first)
  2. Preheat oven to 375ºF
  3. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt and set aside
  4. In large bowl, cream together shortening and peanut butter. Gradually add sugar and brown sugar, creaming well
  5. Add unbeaten egg, milk and vanilla
  6. Blend in the dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly
  7. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. Roll in sugar; placed on cookie sheet (ungreased, lined with parchment paper preferred)
  8. Bake at 375º for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and place a solid milk chocolate kiss on top of each cookie while still hot, pressing down so that cookie cracks around the edge.
  9. Return to oven; bake to 2-5 minutes longer.
  10. Allow to cool for 2 minutes before moving to tray or container (be careful of stacking, kisses will squish)
  • Servings : 36
  • Ready in : 25 Minutes
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