Peanut Butter Kisses
A peanut butter kiss cookie also known as peanut blossoms are a soft peanut butter cookie shaped into a ball and baked, then presented with a chocolate kiss in the center of the cookie!
Servings 48
Calories 97kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup solid vegetable shortening
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup Granulated sugar optional
- 48 Chocolate Hershey Kisses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, with a hand mixer, cream together the shortening and peanut butter until well blended.
- Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; mix on medium speed until fluffy.
- Add the egg, milk, and vanilla and mix until combined.In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until combined.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place ¼ cup granulated sugar (if using) on a plate and roll the cookie dough in the sugar to coat. Place cookie ball on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies for 8 minutes or until cookies are golden brown.
- Remove cookies from the oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. The cookie will crack around edges when the kiss is pressed into the center.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool completely before storing.
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Nutrition
Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.3mg | Net Carbohydrates: 10g
