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Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Chocolate Kiss Cookies are sweet and sugary, complete with a Hershey's kiss in the center. These easy cookies are perfect for holiday parties and cookie swaps
Ingredients
- ½ cup Shortening
- ¾ cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- ⅔ cup Granulated Sugar, divided
- ⅓ cup Light Brown Sugar, packed
- 1 Egg
- 2 tablespoons Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 48 Hershey's Kisses
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.
Christina's Notes
- Peanut Butter: Make the cookies in an hors d’oeuvre pan and replace the chocolate kisses with miniature peanut butter cups.
- Add Sprinkles: Add festive sprinkles, or mix in mini peanut butter cups to the dough.
- Remember: Make sure you mark your cookies so if anyone has a peanut allergy, they can avoid them. You can also modify this recipe to make it gluten free.
- Variation Tip: Try making this recipe with chocolate cookie dough and chocolate chips. You can make these cookies with milk chocolate kisses or white chocolate kisses if you can find them.
- Alternate Ingredient: Color the cookie dough with food coloring in beautiful Christmas colors to enhance your holiday cookie tray. Change colors and sprinkles for Valentine’s day or other holidays.