Peanut Blossoms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 egg
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 3/4 c. flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
sugar (for coating)
solid milk chocolate candy kisses

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Cream butter and peanut butter; gradually add sugars and beat well.
Add egg, milk and vanilla; mix well.
Blend in flour, baking soda and salt gradually.
Roll a teaspoon of dough into balls.
Roll balls in sugar.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 minutes.
Remove from oven and place a solid milk chocolate kiss on top of each cookie, pressing down so that the cookie cracks around the edge.
Return to oven; bake 2 to 5 minutes longer.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.