Sunken Kisses - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 c. lightly packed brown sugar
3/4 c. granulated sugar, divided
1/2 c. peanut butter (smooth or crunchy)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
48 chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease them lightly with butter or vegetable oil.
Sift the flour, soda and salt into a small bowl; set aside.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter, brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, peanut butter and vanilla in a medium size mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stop the mixer twice to scrape the bowl with a spatula.
Add the egg.
Blend on medium speed until it is almost incorporated, about 10 seconds. Scrape the bowl.
Add the dry ingredients on low speed and blend 15 seconds.
Stop the mixer to scrape the bowl and beaters, then blend until the dough is smooth, about 5 seconds more.
Measure out 48 rounded teaspoonfuls of the dough and roll them into balls using your hands.
Dip one side of each ball in the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
Place them 2 inches apart, sugar side up, on the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake until cookies are light gold, 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove cookie sheets from the oven.
Immediately top each cookie with a kiss, flat side down, pressing kiss firmly into the center of the cookie to imbed the kiss.
Carefully remove the cookies from the sheets and place them on a plate or cooling rack. Makes 48 cookies.