Soft Peanut Butter Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup shortening (or margarine)
    3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
    1/3 cup granulated sugar
    1/3 cup brown sugar, packed (or 1/6 cup packed Splenda brown sugar blend)
    1 egg
    2 tablespoons milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    granulated sugar
    1 (9 ounce) bag Hershey chocolate kisses (optional)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
    In large mixer bowl, beat shortening and peanut butter until well blended.
    Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk & vanilla, and beat well.
    Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually add to peanut butter mixture until just mixed.
    Shape dough into 1\" balls. Roll in granulated sugar & place on ungreased cookie sheet.
    Back 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.
    Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
    Optional: Immediately after removing from oven, place 1 Hershey's Kiss on top of each cookie, pressing down so cookie cracks around edges.

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