Peanut Blossoms III

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 1  eggs 
• 1.8 cups flour all-purpose
• 14  milk chocolate candy kisses 
• 0.5 cup peanut butter 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and peanut butter; gradually add sugar and brown sugar, creaming well. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
3. Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamy mixture.
4. Shape dough into balls, using a rounded teaspoon for each ball.
5. Roll balls in sugar and place on a greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
7. Remove from oven. Top each cookie with a candy kiss, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around edges.
8. Put back into oven for 2 to 5 minutes longer, until golden brown.