Sunday, January 11, 2009

Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies

Gotta eat these with a cold glass of milk! And don't mess with greasing the pan - just use parchment paper.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup white sugar for decoration
1 (9 ounce) bag milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
In a large bowl, cream together shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, and stir in milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls, and roll in remaining white sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 to12 minutes in preheated oven. Remove from oven, and immediately press a chocolate kiss into each cookie. Allow to cool completely; the kiss will harden as it cools. Makes about 42 small cookies.