Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Today I'm Making... Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

I love cookies, I want to find a good recipe for all major types of cookies. It takes awhile to find the right recipe- I am picky because I want perfection. These cookies remind me of Christmas parties. Since I am not going to any Christmas parties and I thought my son would get a kick out these we decided to make these on a cold, snowy Saturday afternoon.

Recipe: (makes 24 cookies)

1. Blend 1/2 cup softened butter (one stick) with 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter- blend with a hand mixer until creamy.
2. Add 1/2 cup packed brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar mix again with the hand mixer until it starts to fluff up a bit.
3. Add 1 egg, 2 tablespoons milk and one teaspoon vanilla extract and mix it up.
4. In another bowl mix together 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/8 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Mix that all the dry ingredients together well.
5. Pour the dry ingredients slowly into the wet while mixing with the electric mixer- if you have a hand one then you will probably need a buddy- I had to use my 2 year old which was an adventure.
6. Form the dough into 1 inch balls- I used about a tablespoon in each. place them on a cookie sheet- they don't spread out very much so you can have them about 1 inch apart.
7. Bake at 375 for 12 minutes.
8. While they are baking unwrap your kisses (or other chocolate candy)- you have to put them on top of the cookies right when they get out of the oven- just mush them into the middle gently. After you do this put the cookies on the cooling rack and leave them alone- the chocolate stays soft for a long time (hour +) so don't touch them or they will stop looking like kisses.

Review:

I fail at cookies more then anything else I make which makes me not very confident- but these are a winning recipe. They tasted exactly like I imagined they would. You can sprinkle the top with granulated sugar to make them look fancier- I didn't do this but it's an option. I would recommend eating at least one while the chocolate is soft- the whole cookie will melt in your mouth. These look impressive and would make great gifts. I will no doubt be making these again.