Victoria

Forbidden Kisses Cookies

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• (White sugar for dusting)
• Bag of Hershey Kisses, or similar shaped chocolate candy

TECHNIQUE

1. Pre-heat oven to 375ºF
2. Cream together the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar. (We do this in a stand mixer.)
3. Add the egg and vanilla, mix until combined
4. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl and add to the other mixture. Combine thoroughly.
5. Roll the dough into small balls (a rounded teaspoon is a good start), optionally roll around in white sugar and place on a lined baking sheet. We use a SILPAT, but parchment paper works as well.
6. Bake for 9-10 minutes, the cookies will have puffed up and be golden brown.
7. Top each cookie with a Hershey Kiss, pressing down lightly so that the candy becomes part of the cookie

NOTES

• Cookie size is variable, but since the dough will puff up in the oven we use a fairly small size (approximately 1 1/2 tsp).
• These freeze surprisingly well