Peanut Butter Buttons

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup additional granulated sugar
Hershey's kisses or semi-sweet chocolate chips* options below

Instructions:

In a large mixing bowl cream together:

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup peanut butter.

Add and beat until smooth:

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda

Add:

1 egg
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Beat in:

1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups flour (beat in as much as you can to form a nice soft dough,
not too dry)

Shape dough:

I use a cookie scoop (small ice-cream type scoop, but you can use a teaspoon or your hands)

Shape dough into 1 inch ball.
Roll ball in a bowl 1/4 cup sugar

Baking options:

Option #1 - Muffin tin which has been sprayed with cooking spray
Place each ball in a mini muffin tin cups.
When cookies are done, remove from oven and place one unwrapped chocolate kiss in the center of each cookie cup. Press down slightly. Let cool and remove from tin.

Option #2-Cookie sheet which has been sprayed with cooking spray or covered with parchment paper.
Place each ball on a cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart. Press ball down to form flat cookie.
Sprinkle top with semi-sweet chocolate chips, pressing chips down slightly so they don't roll off cookie.

Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees or until bottoms are lightly golden brown. If using the kisses, you will place them in the cookie at this time.
Transfer to wire rack and cool.