Mary's Peanut Butter Blossoms
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 1 ½ cups white sugar, divided
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9 ounce) bag milk chocolate candy kisses (such as Hershey's Kisses®), unwrapped
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl.
- Beat shortening, peanut butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large bowl until creamy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla extract; mix until just blended. Slowly add the flour mixture until dough is combined.
- Roll dough into balls and roll into the remaining white sugar to coat. Place cookies on baking sheets and make a small indentation in the center of each using your thumb.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 9 to 11 minutes. Remove from oven and place a chocolate kiss in each indentation. Allow to cool slightly; remove from baking sheets and cool completely.
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