Recipe: Hershey Kiss Peanut Butter Cookies

Today is my last day of finals & then I am home free!  I have Christmas cookies on the brain because I will be baking up a storm when I go home.  I put this recipe up on Meghan's blog  a while back when she & I  switched for the day.  Since her readers got to see one of my favorite recipes I wanted to share with my readers too!  Everyone who knows me, knows that I am obsessed with peanut butter.  So it's not very surprising that peanut butter cookies are my favorite.  I have two different recipes that I use for them: one for basic old fashioned peanut butter cookies with the fork criss cross & the other is the one I am going to share today.   This is a recipe has a little something extra because you add Hershey Kisses.  

Ingredients:

48 Hershey Kisses or chocolates of your choice (in the picture it was Valentine's Day, so my friend & I used Dove Chocolate Hearts)

1/2 cup shortening (I want to experiment & see if you can substitute coconut oil for shortening to make it a little healthier)

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1/3 cup white sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 egg, at room temperature

2 tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (or gluten free flour)

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions:

-Heat oven to 375 degrees.

-In a bowl stir together flour, baking soda & salt. 

• -In a separate bowl, beat the shortening & peanut butter until well blended. 
• -Add the white & brown sugars, & beat until fluffy. 
• -Add the egg, milk & vanilla, beat well. 
• -Gradually beat the flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture.
• -Shape dough into 1-inch balls, & place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• -Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• -When you remove the cookies from the oven, immediately press a chocolate into center of each
• cookie.
• -Then remove the cookies from the sheet & transfer to a wire rack, allow to cool completely.
• Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

These cookies are delish, & combine two of my favorite things: peanut butter & chocolate, double win!  They are so yummy that when I make them I have to give some away so I won't eat them all.  They are sure to impress at any holiday party, cookie exchange, or even as a cute gift.

What is your favorite type of cookie?

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