12 Days of Recipes: Peanut Butter Blossoms

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups white sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup milk 
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 (9 ounce) bags milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped (in our family we sometimes swap these out with miniature Reese’s cups)

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2. Cream together shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and 1 cup white sugar in a large bowl until smooth.

3. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in milk and vanilla.

4. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into peanut butter mixture until well blended.

5. Shape spoonfuls of dough into balls and roll in remaining 1/2 cup white sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

6. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into each cookie. (If using miniature Reese’s cups, put them in top side down)

7. Allow to cool completely; the kiss will harden as it cools.

Original photo and recipe from All Recipes.