Peanut Butter Kisses

These are my own invention, well someone else could have also invented them but I haven't found another recipe for it anywhere... so I invented them for now! :) 

They are Peanut Butter cookies with Reese's Chips dipped in Milk Chocolate. So very very yummy! And the recipe for these heavenly things follows...

Ingredients:

1 cup shortening

1 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2/3 cup white sugar

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1/4 cup milk

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 package Reese's Peanut Butter chips

1 package Hershey's Mini Kisses (or Milk Chocolate chips if you can't find Mini Kisses)

2 tablespoons shortening 

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture. Stir in Reese's Peanut Butter chips. 

3. Shape dough into 2 inch balls or use a cookie/ice cream scoop. Place about 3 inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. 

4. Bake 9 minutes. Let cool for 30 seconds and remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. 

5. When cookies are completely cool, line a tray with wax paper. Place chocolate and shortening in a double boiler. Stir until chocolates are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred. 

6. Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate. Shake gently and scrape cookie bottom on edge of bowl to remove excess chocolate. Place on prepared tray. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. Store in a cool, dry place with wax paper between layers of cookies. 

Makes about 4 dozen. 

*Here's a trick I use when I bake cookies, instead of using a wire rack I cut up a brown paper bag and place my cookies on there.