Peanut butter kisses

Every Christmas time, my mouth waters at the wonderfulness that is cookies. I love how every family seems to have their own take on Christmas and how every family claims that they make the best cookies in the world. In most cases, this is true...because not every family makes the same cookies in the same way. Even when following the same recipe, it's amazing how the same exact cookie recipe can taste different due to the different cook that prepared it. Every Christmas, my family and I make a very common cookie, Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies. I'm sure there are tons of recipes for this cookie, but ours is the best! Here is the recipe that we follow each year.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter flavored Crisco

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

¼ cup milk

2 tsp vanilla

3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

Granulated sugar for rolling

72-90 milk chocolate Hershey's kisses unwrapped (the white chocolate striped ones are good too!)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375. 

2. Combine Crisco, peanut butter, brown sugar and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla.

3. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixture at low speed until just blended. (Dough will be stiff.)

4. Form dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

5. Bake 8 minutes. Press milk chocolate kiss into center of each cookie. Return to oven. Bake 3 minutes. (The tip of the kiss will be a little brown).

6. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet. Remove to cooling rack.

7. Makes 6-7 ½ dozen cookies

8. Enjoy!!!