I Always Get Kisses When I Make These Cookies, Hershey Kisses!!!

I have saved the best cookies for last.  These are Gordy's favorites and the only ones he requests every year.   The deal is, I will make them if he takes the wrappers off of the Kisses.  I have a kiss problem.  There are about 53 in the bag, and I need about 45 for the cookies.  There is no way there would be 45 kisses left if I opened them!!!!

 The ingredient list for these cookies is VERY short.  4 ingredients to be exact.  Peanut butter, sugar, eggs

 and Kisses.  That is why they are so good!

 I combined the peanut butter, sugar and eggs and stirred until thoroughly combined

 The dough is sticky, so I coat my hands with a little bit of flour and roll into 1 tablespoon balls.

The cookies bake for about 12-14 minutes.  I do have to watch them carefully.  Not enough time and they are too soft, too much time and the bottoms are scorched.  I do recommend baking these directly of non stick cookie sheets.  Silicone lined pans do not brown the cookies enough.  (even though they are pictured on a silicone liner, it is just for picture purposes).  As soon as the cookies are done, I gently press a kiss in the center of each one.  Really, it is THAT easy. 

Peanut Butter Kisses
(print recipe)

  1 jar (18 ounces)  creamy peanut butter
  1 1/4 cups  sugar
  2 large  eggs
  42 Hershey kisses (a 9 ounce package contains 53)

Heat oven to 350.  Have cookies sheets ready.  With a wooden spoon stir peanut butter, sugar and eggs in a medium size bowl until thoroughly combined.  (Dough will be slightly sticky)  With floured hands, roll level tablespoonfuls into 1 1/4 inch balls.  Place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 12 to 14 minutes until cookies look dry with tops crackled.  Remove from oven and immediately press a chocolate Kiss in center of each cookie.  Cool on cookie sheet 1 to 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. 

Yield:
  "42 cookies"