Tiny Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Buttons

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• granulated sugar, for rolling
• chocolate chips (any type)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 beat peanut butter and shortening until well mixed, then beat in the two sugars until light.
• 3 add the egg, milk, and vanilla and beat until fluffy.
• 4 whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together, then add in 3 batches to the peanut butter mixture, beating well between additions.
• 5 chill the dough for 10 minutes or so before baking.
• 6 using a 1/4 tsp, roll dough into 1/2 inch balls.
• 7 roll in granulated sugar and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• 8 bake 5-6 minutes and remove from oven.
• 9 immediately press a chocolate chip into the center of each cookie.
• 10 let cookies cool a minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 11 note: the chocolate chip will be warm and gooey for some time, so be careful before stacking them.