Peanut Butter Kisses Surprise Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (11 ounce) bag hershey's peanut butter kisses, unwrapped
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• granulated sugar, for rolling

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and peanut butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• 2 add sugar, corn syrup, egg and vanilla; blend well.
• 3 stir together flour, baking soda and salt add to peanut butter mixture, blending well.
• 4 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 5 shape dough into about 30 (about 1 1/4") balls.
• 6 press a kiss into each ball, covering completely with dough; reshape into balls and roll in granulated sugar.
• 7 place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown around edges.
• 8 cool slightly on cookie sheet; then cool completely on wire racks.
• 9 set aside 30 kisses and place remaining ones in a heavy duty resealable plastic food storage bag.
• 10 microwave at 50% for 1 minute and knead. if necessary, microwave at 15 second intervals, kneading after each heating until chocolates are melted and smooth.
• 11 cut small piece from corner of bag and drizzle chocolate over cookies.
• 12 place a kiss in the center of each cookie.