Peanut blossoms (brown-eyed susans)
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1¾ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ½ | cup | Peanut butter |
| 2 | tablespoons | Milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | each | Egg |
| 48 | eaches | Milk chocolate candy kisses |
| Sugar, for rolling | ||
Directions
Heat oven to 375F. Combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, shortening, peanut butter, milk, vanilla and egg in a large bowl. Blend with an electric mixer at low speed until a stiff dough forms. Shape into 1-inch balls and roll in additional sugar.
Place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately top each cookie with a candy kiss, pressing down firmly so the cookie cracks around the edge. Remove from the cookie sheets and cool completely. Makes 4 dozen. Per serving (cookie): 100 calories; 2 g protein, 12 g carbohydrate; 5 g fat; 65 mg sodium. [The Complete Book of Baking; Pillsbury Publications; 1993] [ISBN 0-670-77147-3] Posted by Fred Peters.
Submitted By FRED PETERS On 11-25-94