Community Corner

Cookies for the Holidays: Peanut Butter Blossoms

This is a classic, and if you've never made them before, it's easy. We prefer dark chocolate Hershey Kisses—easier to justify as a "healthy" cookie.

Peanut Butter Blossoms

  • 48 Hershey's Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup Reese's Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 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

Directions

  1. 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates. 

  2. 2 Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture. 

  3. 3 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet. 

  4. 4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each 
    cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. 
    About 4 dozen cookies.

    From the official Hershey's website


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from West Cobb