Peanut Blossoms

This recipe was submitted by senior Tori Moss, who said this recipe holds importance to her because her grandmother would always enlist her and her cousins for help to make these treats every year. She said each kid would have their own job, and the family would all work together to create a bunch of the peanut blossoms to share with the rest of the family.

Ingredients:

• 1 and 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Hershey Kisses

Steps:

1. Mix together all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, except sugar
2. Once kneadable, create small dough balls
3. Roll the dough balls in sugar
4. Flatten dough balls and press Hershey Kisses into cookies
5. Bake blossoms for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit
6. Let cool, then enjoy!