Friday, April 21, 2006

Foodie Friday Again!

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Peanut Blossoms
Ingredients:

* 48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 3/4 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter or REESE'S Crunchy Peanut Butter
* 1/3 cup granulated sugar
* 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
* 1 egg
* 2 tablespoons milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* Granulated sugar

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.

2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.

3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. About 4 dozen cookies.

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

mmm. I love these cookies :)

12:40 PM

 
Blogger hi, i'm natalie said...

Oh, I loooooooooove these!! For some reason my mom never makes them, so I associate them with holidays when I get to eats my aunts'.

Guess I have no excuse for not making my own anymore, huh?

12:50 PM

 
Blogger Megan said...

Aren't they fabulous!?!

4:30 PM

 
Blogger Lynlee said...

ACK! Not you too!!! I'm a hungry girl...

7:29 PM

 
Blogger CraftyCritter said...

Megan, I love those types of cookies and I've not had any in years.

LOL, we're gonna have to send Lynlee a foodie care package!

8:06 PM

 

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