Peanut Butter Blossoms

My next door neighbor was turning 13 this past weekend and she wanted to have a dance party and cookies instead of cake. Her mom called and asked me to help make cookies since she knows that I love to bake. I had found a recipe for Peanut Butter Blossoms back during the holidays that I wanted to try. I lost that recipe of coarse, but found this one. Everyone seemed to love these cookies because they were all gone by the end of the evening.


Ingredients
48 Hershey's Kisses
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup creamy 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.

-makes about 4 dozen cookies ~

Source: Hershey's Kitchens, picture from my kitchen.