I wanted to make something quick and simple today with what I had on hand and these delicious classics did the trick! This recipe is from the Grandma’s Kitchen Treasured Family Recipes.
INGREDIENTS:
• 1 3/4 Cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar divided (1 cup and 1/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 36-48 chocolate candy kisses
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl and mix well.
3. Combine 1 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, egg, milk, and vanilla extract in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set at low speed until well blended.
4. Add flour mixture to granulated sugar mixer and beat until well blended.
5. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
6. Arrange balls on baking sheets. Bake until browns, about 8 to 10 minutes. Press a candy kiss in the center of each cookie. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 3 1/2 – 4 dozen.
NOTES:
To keep the cookie size consistent I used a 1 tablespoon measuring spoon to scoop out the dough. I made sure it was packed firmly and the top was flattened out by pushing it against the side of the bowl. I suggest rolling all the balls before rolling them in sugar. This will help to keep the size consistent and keep you from having to wash your hands so you don’t mix in extra sugar from switching between shaping and rolling. This will also give you an exact count before unwrapping the kisses.
*To spice this up a bit try different kinds of kisses. Besides the original milk chocolate flavor Hershey’s has special dark chocolate, hugs, filled with peanut butter and more. To check out other options visit http://www.hersheys.com/products/details/kisses.asp
Happy Cooking!
Elisa
