Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Peanut Blossoms

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar, divided
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 dozen chocolate hershey’s kisses

In large bowl, beat shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar & 1/2 cup sugar until light & fluffy. Add egg, milk & vanilla, mix well. Combine flour, baking soda & salt. Add to ingredients. Shape dough into 1” balls, roll in 1/4 c. sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8 minutes at 375 degrees.. Remove from oven & place a candy in center of each cookie. Press down until cookie cracks. Return to oven & bake 2-3 minutes more. Makes 4-5 dozen. 75 calories each.

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