Peanut Butter Blossoms

So this is definitely the most popular cookie in my house!  I am required to make it every year at Christmas and begged to make it more!  Now I don't use the normal peanut butter blossoms recipe I make mine a little different.  Read more to find out about the recipe I use!

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1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

1. Mix sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.
2. Heat oven to 375ºF.
3. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped into sugar.
4. Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

Makes 30 cookies

recipe from Betty Crocker

So there are about a thousand recipes out there for these cookies but I like making them with a classic peanut butter cookie.  There's something about the strong taste of peanut butter that makes the cookie.  When I get to step three instead of putting the crisscross pattern on my cookie I only flatten them.  While your cookies are baking peel your kisses.  As soon as you pull your cookies out put your kisses on top (be careful they are super hot!).  This year I used the special dark kind and oooo man were they delicious!  Happy Baking! 

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