Peanut Blossoms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. peanut butter
1 egg
2 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
silver bells for tops

Preparation

Combine all ingredients, except candy.
Shape dough into balls the size of ping-pong balls.
Roll balls in sugar.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 375\u00b0.
Top each cookie immediately with a candy; press down firmly, so cookie cracks around edge.
Makes approximately 20.
Three-fourths pound bag of candies does 3 batches.