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All cookies are delicious to eat but some cookies are also beautiful.
Jam Thumbprints make a stunning display and so do Peanut Blossoms.

I decided to make some peanut blossoms, with a blog feature in mind, but hadn’t planned on the entire batch disappearing in one day! Good thing I took my pictures before anybody found them. 🙂
Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

Peanut Blossom Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

24-32 Hershey’s kisses milk chocolates

1/2 cup shortening

3/4 cup 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

Additional granulated sugar to roll the cookies in

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
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.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheets or parchment paper covered cookie sheets.
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.