Kitchen Aid Mixer

I love my Kitchen Aid mixer.  I bought one a few years back (probably over three years ago since I don't think the hubster and I were married and I don't remember registering for one).  I got one at Target on clearance from scoping out slickdeals.net (my only successful Target YMMV B&M deal I ever capitalized on - if you read slickdeals, you know!).  I didn't use it a lot when I first got it.  I wasn't as domesticated as I am now, but I sure do love it more and more after every time I make cookies with it.

I seriously think they make my cookies so much better.  I usually only make Rolo cookies, but I volunteered to help make some cookies for a fundraiser at work for a co-worker.  I decided to try a new recipe.  So last night, I made peanut butter blossoms, but more commonly referred to as "those peanut butter cookies with the Hershey Kiss in the middle".  I usually cheat and buy the pre-made cookie dough and plop a Kiss in them and call it a day.

I saw this recipe on My Baking Addiction and decided to try it.  The cookies turned out great even after I halved the recipe and messed up on measuring the shortening and peanut butter.  I used a 1/3 cup vs a 1/2 cup.  I was too lazy to remeasure and eyeballed the rest of the amount.  Only problem I ran into was that I cooked them a little too long and when I put the Kiss in the cookies, some of them didn't adhere as well as others.  The one I taste tested was delicious.  I let them cool on the rack, but when I returned to package them, they felt a little hard.  I was a little concerned.  I didn't want to eat another one because I didn't make too many (only had 25 Kisses in the house and didn't want to go out and buy another bag).  I had the hubster try one out when he came home from class.  He said it was fine.

Of course, I needed a third opinion and I asked a co-worker to try one this morning.  He enjoyed it and said it was the right amount of chewy.  So I'm pleased.  I also told all my co-workers that they needed to buy my cookies first because I must sell out first.  I don't think it will happen because the office baker bandit is also making something for the bake sale.  Her desserts are always so good.  I hope she makes cake pops because that's all I'm willing to buy.