Hershey Kisses Everywhere

Have you ever tried Peanut Butter Blossom cookies?  You know, 

the ones that are peanut butter with Hershey Kisses on top.

Well, if you haven't you should stop by at the OB, or follow

the recipe below and make your own.

Making these cookies has a specific art to it.  Well, not really, but I find

it interesting.  Especially making as many as we do, it can get a little crazy.

Did you know that Hershey does not sell unwrapped kisses?

We unwrap every kiss we use by hand.  If that's not dedication, I don't

know what is, because we use A LOT. We try not to eat them after 

we unwrap them, even though it can be difficult.

We unwrap kisses by the bucket-fulls around the holidays.  Sometimes

we have kiss parties where we stand around and see how fast we can

fill up the buckets.  Sometimes we have teams on different buckets.

During this time we love to talk about everything.  We're like a big family.

Most of the time, the front counter people (including me) unwrap the kisses, and we 

send them over to our production side where they bake the cookies.  I don't know

if you knew this, but when the cookies come out of the oven, you have to 

quickly press the Hershey kiss on top so the cookie forms around it to cool.

Since they make so many cookies, they have to have a lot of people to put the

kisses on top.  When one of the bakers yells "KISSES," cake decorators, 

bakers, maintenance guys and everyone else that hears this runs to put the

kisses on the cookies.

HERE'S A RECIPE! 

1 c. sugar

1 c. butter

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. salt

2 (10 oz. pkg.) Hershey Kisses

1 c. brown sugar

1 c. creamy peanut butter

1/4 c. milk

3 1/2 c. flour

2 tsp. baking soda

Mix all ingredients above except Kisses. Shape in medium size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, place 1 kiss on each blossom.