This Peanut Butter cookie, rolled in white sugar, and topped with a Hershey’s kiss is my son’s #1 favorite cookie. For our annual Advent & Christmas party, which went very well last night, this was his request. Needless to say, I made a big batch!
PEANUT BUTTER KISS COOKIES (the big batch)
1 C butter, softened
1 C peanut butter
1 C granulated sugar
1 C brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1/4 C milk
2 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 C flour, unbleached
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 large bag of Hershey’s kisses.
Beat butter and peanut butter in electric mixer, medium high speed, until the two are fully combined and becomes fluffy.
Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; cream together.
Add milk, vanilla and egg. Beat well.
Add flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Mix together at slow speed until fully incorporated. At this point, the dough will appear a little bit thin. Cover securely and chill for a minimum of an hour (up to 24 hours).
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Scoop out bits of dough and shape into round balls and roll in additional granulated sugar. Place on parchment lined cookie sheets.
Bake 10 – 12 minutes.
Remove from oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into each cookie. Remove from pan and onto cooling rack.
Yield: approx. 125 cookies
A moment of humor: Toward the end of the baking I ran out of chocolate kisses and with a little improvisation found a couple of small size peanut butter cups and a few bell shaped chocolates. The peanut butter cup ones were decadent though for me they with their peanuter-y-ness it was near overload.
