Chocolate Peanut Butter Blossoms

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar, or as needed
• 48 milk chocolate candy kisses (such as hershey's kisses®), unwrapped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• beat shortening, 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.
• whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture.
• pour 1/4 cup sugar into a shallow bowl. wrap each chocolate kiss in about 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough and shape into a ball. roll the dough ball in sugar to coat. place each ball about 1 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets.
• bake cookies in the preheated oven until chocolate softens and cookie is set, about 6 minutes. flatten cookies immediately by pressing on them with the bottom of a glass.