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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Peanut Blossoms, The Definitive Recipe



This is the recipe Grandma Oty baked for us back in the fifties:







Peanut Blossoms

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar


Cream butters and sugars thoroughly.

1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla


Add egg and vanilla. Mix.

1-3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix.

Sugar
1 package Hershey's chocolate kisses, unwrapped


Form dough into one-inch balls and roll in sugar. Place on baking sheet and bake at 375ยบ for 8 minutes. Remove from oven, squash one chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie, and return to oven for 2 to 5 minutes, or until light brown.