Chocolate Star or Kiss Decorated Cookies
  • 1/2 cup [115 g] shortening
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup [100 g] sugar
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] milk
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups [245 g] flour
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
  • Sugar
  • Star or kiss-shaped chocolates
  • Preheat oven to 375°F [190°C].
  • Cream together shortening and peanut butter.
  • Mix in sugar and brown sugar.
  • Break in egg and pour in milk and vanilla; beat well.
  • Then fold in already mixed together flour, baking soda and salt.
  • Shape dough, 1 teaspoonful [5 mL] at a time, into a balls.
  • Roll balls into sugar, then arrange balls apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake cookies into preheated oven for 8 minutes; remove from oven.
  • Top each cookies with a chocolate star, or kiss.
  • Bake cookies for 2 to 5 minutes more.
  • Leave cookies to cool completely.