Ingredients

• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• chocolate kisses

Directions

Preheat oven to 375° F (or 350° F for convection ovens).

In an electric mixer bowl, combine peanut butter, butter and brown sugar. Beat until creamy. Add milk, vanilla, egg and sugar. Beat again just until combined.

In a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour and soda. Gradually add flour mixture to butter and sugar mixture on low speed until thoroughly combined. Form dough into 1-inch balls, rolling each ball in granulated sugar (coarse raw sugar or regular granulated sugar). Place on baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until cookies turn a light golden brown in color. (While cookies are baking, unwrap chocolate kisses so they will be ready to place on the cookies as soon as the cookies come out of the oven.)

Place cookies on cooling rack and while cookies are still warm, top each cookie center with a chocolate kiss, pressing down very gently to make a slight dent. (Warmth of the cookies will slightly melt the bottom of the chocolate kisses, helping them stick to the cookie.)