Peanut Butter Blossoms 

Prep time: 30 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Yield: 4 Dozen Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2cup Crisco® Butter Shortening
1/2cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2tablespoons milk
1teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1teaspoon baking soda
1/2teaspoon salt
Sugar
48 foil-wrapped milk chocolate pieces, unwrapped

Preparation Directions:

1.HEAT oven to 375°F.
2.CREAM together shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Beat well.
3.STIR together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Beat on low speed until stiff dough forms.
4.SHAPE into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
5.BAKE 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
6.TOP each cookie immediately with an unwrapped chocolate piece, pressing down firmly so that cookie cracks around edge. Remove from cookie sheets to cool.