I thought these cookies really looked liked U.F.O's. I got this recipe from my moms old cook book where many recipes come from. They are are delicious and a great cookie to set out for Santa. I hope you and Santa enjoy it very much!
Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup peanut butter
3 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
Bag of hershey's kisses
More sugar to roll dough in
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In an electric mixer, mix together the shortening, sugar, and brown sugar until no shortening shows and everything is combined. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until goopy then add the peanut butter until combined. Put the flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl and mix, then scoop it 1/4 cup at a time into the peanut butter mixture. Dough should be thick and moldable.
Roll the dough into balls about an inch long then roll them in sugar and place them on a grease baking sheet. Cook for 8-10 minutes. They don't spread out a lot so don't freak out. They should look a little cracked and that's fine. While they are warm and soft place the Hershey's kiss in the middle of the cookies and let cool. It's fine if the Hershey's melt a little because later they will cool and harden back. Now, you enjoy them!
