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Aunt Trish's Peanut Butter Cookies

peanut butter cookies with a chocolate treat on top (also known as peanut butter blossoms to those without an aunt known for her peanut butter cookies)
Prep Time 13 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter smooth
  • 2 cups biscuit baking mix
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • granulated sugar for coating
  • chocolate stars peanut butter cups and hersey kisses also work

Instructions
 

  • Heat peanut butter and milk in small saucepan
  • In a medium sized bowl, combine heated peanut butter and milk with the rest of the ingredients until all are incorporated
  • Let dough chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
  • Shape dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in the granulated sugar
  • Bake 6-8 minutes
  • Press a star (or kiss or peanut butter cup) in the center of each ball immediately after baking
  • Let cool before eating

Notes

-If using chocolates that need to be unwrapped, unwrap while the dough is chilling
-the chocolate stars are my favorite, but they are SO hard to find
Keyword Cookies, Family Friday, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Peanut Butter Cookies