Peanut Blossom Cookies
By: Sarah Donnell
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:06pm

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

About


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