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peanut butter cookies with a mini peanut butter cup in the center

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Chocolate and Peanutbutter - what more do you need?!?
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • extra sugar for rolling
  • mini peanut butter cups or Hershey kisses

Method
 

  1. Preheat ove to 375℉
  2. Cream shortening and sugars together.
  3. Add egg, milk and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
  4. Mix in dry ingredients.
  5. Shape into balls, using about 1 Tbsp of dough. Roll balls in sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheet, in mini muffin cups or in a mini muffin tin.
  6. Bake at 375℉ for 10 - 12 minutes (do not brown)
  7. Immediately press peanut butter cup or kiss into center of each cookie. Allow to cool completely and chocolate to reset before storing.