Peanut Butter Blossoms

Bake at: 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup smooth peanut butter
  • ½ cup granulated sugar, more for rolling
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Nonstick spray or vegetable oil for cookie sheet, optional
  • 5 dozen (one 11-ounce package) Hershey's Kisses, foil removed

Directions

  • Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and light brown sugar.
  • Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing thoroughly.
  • If the dough is very soft, refrigerate for about 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray, oil or line a cookie sheet with nonstick liner and set aside. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. (For a precise number of cookies, divide the dough into 5 pieces, and shape each piece into 12 balls.)
  • Roll cookies in sugar and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake until very light brown and puffed, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove sheet from oven and lightly press a candy kiss into center of each cookie, allowing it to crack slightly. Return to oven until light golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from oven, cool completely and store in an airtight container.