Peanut Blossom - The Holiday Cookie Recipe

I hope that you all enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving.  Mine was really nice.  My entire family gets together in a church basement, as our group has grown quite large.  It was really special when we all held hands and before the prayer each person said what they were most thankful for this past year.  Overall, we were most thankful for family and being together. 

Amen to that! 

 

My traditional holiday cookie is Peanut Blossoms.  I only make them twice a year, on Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

  Now some people will just make these cookies using a peanut butter cookie recipe.  It's not the same.

 

Here's my secret recipe and my tips for making them unforgettable!

 

1 3/4 cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Shortening

1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter

1 Egg

2 tablespoons Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

48 Chocolate kisses

 

In large bowl mix flour, soda, salt. Add all remaining ingredients, mix at medium speed.  Chill 30 mins. then Roll into 1 inch balls and roll in white sugar.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes

 

My tips:  Don't roll the dough into sugar.

Use Chocolate Kisses with Almonds

Take out of oven before they look done.

 

 

Enjoy the compliments.