Every year I make peanut butter blossom cookies for our cookie exchange. Because I need 12 dozen, I'm forced to multiply everything by 3.

So for those of you who have big families or make cookies as gifts...here's the recipe for Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies from the back of the Hershey Kisses package...Tripled!


PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES (triple recipe)

144 Hershey Kisses
1-1/2 cups shortening
2-1/4 cups Creamy Peanut Butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3 eggs

1/3 cup milk
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
4-1/2 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
Granulate sugar to roll cookies in

Heat over to 375 degrees (While oven heats, remove wrappers from chocolate)

Beat shortening and peanut butter in a large bowl until well blended. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; beat well.

Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut-butter mixture.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls.

Roll in granulated sugar; place on UNGREASED cookie sheet.

Bake 8-10 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.