Peanut Blossom Cookies

This recipe is one of my all-time favorites! One of my favorite things that my family does at Christmas time is bake (really, we bake all year!) but at Christmas time we bake cookies to give away to our friends, neighbors, and family! We fill little tins with a mix of cookies and deliver them to our favorite people! Well, these peanut blossom cookies are one of my family's favorite to include in our cookie tins!

Start with 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening in a medium mixing bowl.

Mix in 3/4 cup of creamy peanut butter.

Mix in 1/3 cup of granulated sugar...

...and 1/3 cup of brown sugar. Then beat this mixture until it is fluffy.

Mix in 1 egg, 2 tablespoon of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Add in 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

Finally, mix in 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour. The dough should form a ball and be solid enough to roll into balls.

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls - I use a tablespoon to measure out my dough.

Once all of the dough is rolled, roll the balls in sugar and place the bals on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. These cookies spread so you will need leave 1 - 1 1/2 inches between each cookie!  Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

This recipe makes exactly 30 cookies for me! So, you will need to unwrap 30 Hershey kisses while your cookies are in the oven.  

As soon as your cookies come out of the oven, press one Hershey kiss into the top of each cookie.

 

 Let the cookies cool a little before you enjoy them!

And in case you were wondering what I was listening to as I was baking...

A little Heartbeats by José Gonzales & Shelter by Ray Lamontagne! So perfect for a quiet baking night!

PEANUT BLOSSOM COOKIES
yield: 30 cookies
ingrdients
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup granulated sugar (+ additional to coat the cookies)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
30 Hershey kisses

directions
1. Combine the shortening and peanut butter. Add in the granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat the mixture until it is creamy.
2.Add in the egg, milk, vanilla and beat well.
3. Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the flour.
4. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls (I use a tablespoon to measure my dough). Roll the balls in sugar and place them 1 - 1 1/2 inches apart along a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5. Bake the cookies for 1-10 minutes at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press one Hershey kiss into the top of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool before you enjoy them!

Let me know if you have any questions!