Peanut Butter Blossoms
Yield: 3 dozen
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg
2 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
36 Hershey's Kisses, unwrapped
Cream together sugars, shortening, butter and peanut butter. Add other ingredients, except kisses. Mix until thick dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls using a rounded scoop or or teaspoons. Roll balls in sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat sheet. Bake at 375° F. for 8-10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately top each cookie with a kiss, pressing down to secure the kiss. Cool the cookies on a cooling rack. Store the cookies flat after thoroughly cooled.