Peanut Butter Blossoms

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Crisco Butter Flavor shortening
• 1/2 cup Jif creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Sugar, for rolling
• 48 foil-wrapped milk chocolate pieces (kisses), unwrapped

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Cream together shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Beat well.
3. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Beat on low speed until stiff dough forms.
4. Shape into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Top each cookie immediately with an unwrapped chocolate piece, pressing down firmly so the cookie cracks around the edge. Remove from cookie sheets to cool.

Notes

• Handwritten checkmark on the original.

Source: Jif