Peanut Butter Blossoms || r e c i p e ||

Peanut butter goodness. The ingredients for these cookies are perfectly combined for a gooey, crumbly, TASTY piece of heaven. Make them for your family, or be the hero and bring them to your next party. 

Oh.. and these are EASY. 

Ingredients

• 48 Hershey's Kisses chocolate candies
• 1/2 cup shortening (I used Crisco)
• 3/4 cup Peanut Butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 sugar, for rolling

Instructions

Cookies
1. Preheat oven to 375°F and line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended.
3. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy.
4. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well.
5. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
6. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar and place on prepared cookie sheet.
7. Bake 7-8 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. (I put them in the refrigerator right away for 20 minutes so make sure the kiss was set)