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Christmas Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Prep Time
10
minutes
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Cook Time
10
minutes
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Total Time
20
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
48
cookies
Ingredients
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½
cup
Shortening
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¾
cup
Creamy Peanut Butter
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⅔
cup
Granulated sugar
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divided
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⅓
cup
Light brown sugar
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packed
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1
Egg
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2
tablespoons
Milk
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1
teaspoon
Vanilla extract
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1 ½
cups
All-purpose flour
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1
teaspoon
baking soda
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½
teaspoon
Salt
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48
Hershey's Kisses
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until thoroughly combined.
Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy.
Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well.
In a separate bowl, stir the flour, baking soda and salt together.
With the mixer running, slowly add the dry ingredients into peanut butter mixture.
Form dough into 1-inch balls and roll in remaining granulated sugar.
Place cookie balls on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
While cookies are baking, remove wrappers from Hershey Kisses.
When cookies have finished baking, immediately press a Hershey Kiss into the center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges.
Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack and cool completely before storing.
Notes
This Recipe Can be Doubled
: These cookies go fast so make it a double batch for gift giving.
Thick:
Make the cookies in an hors d’oeuvre pan and replace the chocolate kisses with miniature peanut butter cups.
Add Sprinkles:
Festive sprinkles to up your Christmas spirit.
Remember:
Make sure you mark your cookies, so if anyone has a peanut allergy they can avoid.
Variation tip:
Make a chocolate cookie dough or a sugar cookie dough to make these thumbprint cookies with kisses.
Alternate ingredient:
Color the cookie dough with food coloring in beautiful Christmas colors.