Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
Complete Blossom formula
Complete blue-binder sheet
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup packed light Brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Additional sugar,
- 48 Hershey's Kisses Brand milk Choc.
Directions
- Remove wrappers from Kisses
- Beat shortening & peanut Butter, in large Bowl until well Blended. Add 1/3 cup sugar & Brown sugar. Beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk & Vanilla; Beat well.
- Stir together flour, soda & salt and Beat into peanut Butter mix. Shape into 1" inch Balls. Roll in granulated sugar. place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly Brown. Immediately press a choc Kiss into center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Timing: Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly Brown.
Temperature: 375° oven; bake until lightly Brown
Equipment: large bowl, beating and stirring utensils, measuring tools, shaping tools, ungreased cookie sheet, oven, and wire rack
As written
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Arwilda’s changes
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Incomplete enlarged formula
Enlarged partial blue-binder sheet
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups peanut Butter
- sugar, unmeasured, for rolling
- 2/3 cup packed light Brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Beat shortening & Peanut Butter
- Add sugars Beat until fluffy
- (Sift Flour BSoda & salt. together); Bake: 8-10 min.
- Add milk & Vanilla & egg.
- Beat Well.
- Add flour mixer to peanut Butter mixer and mix.
- Shape into 1 inch Balls. Roll in sugar
Timing: 8-10 min.
Temperature: Bake
Equipment: measuring vessels; mixing bowls; beater or mixer; sifter; shaping and rolling vessel; baking sheet; oven
Notes
- Doubled.
As written
Doubled
Arwilda’s changes
- Added “2/3 cup”
- Crossed out “and”
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Batch quantities
- Complete blue-binder sheet
- 1/2 cup shortening, 3/4 cup peanut butter, 1 egg, and 2 tablespoons milk
- Enlarged partial blue-binder sheet
- 1 1/2 cups shortening, 1 1/2 cups peanut butter, 2 eggs, and 2 tablespoons milk
Chocolate-kiss finish
- Complete blue-binder sheet
- 48 Hershey's Kisses; immediately press a chocolate kiss into each cookie.
- Enlarged partial blue-binder sheet
- No chocolate kisses or kiss-pressing direction are included in this card.
Oven temperature
- Complete blue-binder sheet
- 375 degree oven
- Enlarged partial blue-binder sheet
- Bake 8-10 min.; no oven temperature is visible.
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