Peanut Blossoms for Valentine's Day

How about a festive peanut blossom cookie for Valentine's Day? Isn't the sweet cherub TV art so adorable? Let's enjoy some cookies, candy,  and tea by my fireplace.  Can you see the heart reflection on my wall?!  That was a fun surprise.

 This beautiful cake stand was a gift from my dear friend, Joy, and it's even prettier in person.  Would you like the heart cookies or the ones in the mini liners?

My favorite angels are gracing my table along with a favorite teapot and a Duchess teacup.

This checkered plate is one of my favorites and came from my my neighbor's garage sale, with five more.  

I have this platter ready to go for my aqua friend's themed Galentine's party.

Yield: 48

Author: Kitty

Peanut Blossoms

Peanut Blossoms are always a favorite in my family. This year I decided to try some in mini liners and some baked on the cookie sheet. Using the liners, prevents cracking of the cookie, and is a pretty presentation. Either way, they're so good!

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• white or colored sugar for rolling
• 48 milk chocolate candy kisses or chocolate heart, that are unwrapped

Instructions

1. Beat peanut butter, shortening, both sugars, milk, egg and vanilla together in an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
2. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add to the peanut butter mixture to form a smooth dough. Cover the bowl and refrigerate it for about 1 hour. It's easier to shape into balls by doing this.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
4. Put the sugar into a shallow bowl, starting with about 1/4 cup, adding more as needed. Scoop the dough into 1" balls (I used my small cookie scoop), and then roll the balls into the sugar and place about 1-1/2" apart on parchment lined baking sheets, or use mini muffin tins that are lined with mini liners and put the dough balls in these.
5. Bake in the oven for 6 minutes; take the cookies out and press the kiss or heart into the cookie and then bake an additional 3 minutes.
6. Cool on wire racks until chocolate begins to harden.

Notes

These cookies are good during anytime of the year by changing up the colored sugar.

Cissy came over and we baked artisan bread together and played cards.  

Thank you for your visit!  xo

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