Peanut Blossoms

Every year at Christmas time my Aunt and her 3 children would come over to my parent's house and we would have an all day bake-off that ended with enjoying our baked goods, a Christmas movie, and a sleep over. It has always has been one of my families favorite traditions. This year it was different due to the passing of my mother, but we decided to carry on the tradition. This recipe is 1 of the 9 delicious kinds of cookies plus streusel bread that we made this past Christmas!

Peanut Blossoms

A favorite family tradition

Here is a look at the 9 different cookies we made that totaled a little over 100 cookies!

1 3/4 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar plus sugar for rolling

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 egg

2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 bag of milk chocolate Hershey Kisses

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Sift flour, baking soda and salt; set aside
3. Cream together shortening, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar
4. Add egg, milk and vanilla to creamed mixture and combine all together
5. Add sifted ingredients and combine all together
6. Shape dough into small balls and roll in white sugar
7. Place cookie balls on an ungreased cookie sheet
8. Bake for 8 minutes
9. Remove from oven and place one Hershey Kiss in center of each cookie
10. Return to oven for 2-3 minutes longer
11. Cool cookies on a wire rack

Recipe from Simply Delicious cookbook