Mom's Famous Peanut Butter Blossoms Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups peanut butter
• 1 cup shortening
• 0.67 cup white sugar
• 0.67 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 cup milk
• 2 eggs eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cup white sugar, or as needed
• 2 (12 ounce) bags milk chocolate candy kisses (such as Hershey's Kisses®), unwrapped

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the peanut butter, shortening, 2/3 cup of white sugar, brown sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
2. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually fold the flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture until a smooth dough forms. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour, or until chilled.
3. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. Pour 1/4 cup of white sugar into a shallow bowl. Scoop the dough into 1-inch balls, roll each ball in the sugar, and place them 1 ½ inches apart on baking sheets.
5. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 6 minutes. Rotate the cookie sheets and bake for an additional 3 minutes. Press a chocolate kiss halfway down into the center of each cookie. Bake until the chocolate begins to melt slightly, another 2 to 3 minutes. Cool on wire racks until the chocolate hardens completely, at least 3 hours.

Nutrition

• Calories: 216 kcal
• Fat Content: 13 g
• Fiber Content: 1 g
• Sugar Content: 8 g
• Sodium Content: 154 mg
• Protein Content: 4 g
• Cholesterol Content: 11 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 23 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g