making life baking life: christmas cookies

I'm not the sort of person who bakes on a regular basis, mostly because I can't have sweets around the house or I will go on an absolute rampage. When the holidays roll around, however, I embrace the spirit of overindulgence with open arms. These are the Christmas cookies my mother made when we were growing up (the way our family devoured cookies, she easily made a batch a day), and it just wouldn't be Christmas without her special recipes.

PEANUT BUTTER KISSES

Ingredients:

1/2 c shortening

1/2 c peanut butter

1/2 c sugar

1/2 c brown sugar

1 egg

1 T milk

1 t vanilla

1 3/4 c flour

1 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

hershey's kisses

Directions:

Cream: shortening, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar

(use a mixer if you have one--I don't).

Stir in egg, milk, vanilla; beat ferociously until smooth.

Sift: flour, baking soda, salt.

Add to mixture.

Shape dough into 1/2 in balls and roll in sugar until coated.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8 min.

While the cookies are baking, de-foil the Hershey's kisses.

Take cookies out of the oven, place a kiss in the center of each, and bake for 2 additional minutes.

GINGER COOKIES

**removed**

**secret family recipe which i unknowingly revealed!!**

Directions:

Voilà! Tasty holiday treats to share :)