Peanut Butter Kisses  

Ingredients:
½  recipe Basic Peanut butter cookie dough (see recipe below)
1 bag Hershey’s Chocolate kisses
¼ cup granulated sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls, then roll into the granulated sugar.

3. Set balls 1 ½ inches apart on parchment lined or buttered cookie sheet

4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly darker brown.

5. Press 1 chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie – dough might crack.

6. Continue to bake until chocolate is shiny and soft.

7. Cool on wire rack

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough

Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
1-teaspoon vanilla
1-cup sugar
1-cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1-cup smooth peanut butter
3-cups all purpose flour
1/8-teaspoon salt
2-teaspoons baking soda

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the shortening, vanilla and sugars with an electric mixer or by hand
   until smooth and creamy.

2. Add the eggs and peanut butter and continue beating until well combined.

3. Sift the flour, salt and baking soda into the mixture and stir with spoon until a dough is formed.