Get Your Bake On....Cookies Galore

Another thing I have been doing?  Baking up a storm! 

More cookies than I can count...

I made 68...yes you read that right...68 of these bad boys.  

Santa needed a special 'come down the chimney and leave me some presents' cookies.

And then I made so many Peanut Butter Blossom cookies that I lost count after 80. 

And  another batch of Blossom cookies, but instead of Hershey kisses I used Reece's Peanut Butter Cups

I will never use Hershey Kisses again after that...these are by far killer with Reece's cups

 

You want Blossom Cookie recipe?...You definitely have to use the Hershey Kiss recipe!  

• 48  HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1  egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
•   Additional granulated sugar

1. 1 Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
   
2. 2 Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
   
3. 3 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
   
4. 4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each
   cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
   

Bam!

Christmas Eve morning I made the gang..... 

Monkey bread! 

I found it easier to just use 3 cans if Cinnabon Rolls with icing!!!