(Please excuse the awful picture. The point and shoot camera appears to be dying.)
We do an annual holiday party at work the last full work week before Christmas. They call it “Swine Fest” as a way of pretty much implying that we’re all going to be a little piggly all week long and eat our weight in various holiday goodies. People bring breakfast pizzas, cookies, appetizers, dips, soup, desserts, stuff to make sandwiches, etc. Pretty much anything and everything. Usually I make breakfast casserole but last year I decided to branch out and I took in some chicken wing dip. I find that having breakfast casserole so close to Christmas kind of spoils the big Christmas morning breakfast we do. 🙂 This year, someone else decided they were making chicken wing dip so I decided to make cookies.
These cookies are sooooo good. And the recipe is sooooo easy to make. I literally followed the step-by-step instructions from Betty Crocker and ended up with 7 dozen cookies. Exactly 7 dozen! I’ve never had that happen before…usually I am a few cookies short of what they say you’re supposed to make. 🙂
**Please note that the recipe below makes 7 dozen cookies!**
Peanut Butter Blossoms
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
Additional granulated sugar (about 2 tablespoons)
About 7 dozen Hershey®’s Kisses® milk chocolates
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately press 1 chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Oh, these sound awesome. Mmmmm.