Peanut Blossom Cookies


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Ingredients

COOKIES:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup smooth peanut butter
cup light brown sugar
cup granulated white sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
cup granulated white sugar
48 milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Preparation

1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Farenheit
2
Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper
3
In a large bowl cream the butter, using a mixer if available
4
Add peanut butter, light brown sugar, and 1/3 cup white sugar and beat until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes)
5
Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat to combine
6
Beat in the milk
7
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt
8
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until incorporated
9
Cover and chill the batter for about an hour, or until firm enough to roll into balls
10
Roll the batter into one inch round balls and then roll them through the sugar reserved for coating
11
Put the dough balls on the cookie sheets, approximately 2 inches apart
12
Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned
13
Remove from oven and press a chocolate kiss into each cookie, pressing down until the cookie begins to crack
14
Cool cookies completely on a wire rack

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Be sure to leave cookies on cooling rack until chocolate kisses have fully cooled, or they will smush when you store them.

Yield:

4 dozen cookies

Added:

Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:06pm

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