Peanut Blossoms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 unbeaten egg
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sift together flour, soda and salt.
Cream together shortening and peanut butter.
Gradually add sugar and brown sugar, creaming well.
Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well.
Blend in the dry ingredients gradually; mix thoroughly.
Shape by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls.
Roll in sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 8 minutes.
Remove from oven and place a solid milk chocolate candy kiss on top of each cookie, pressing down so that cookie cracks around the edge.
Return to oven; bake 2 to 5 minutes longer.
Yield:
3 dozen.