Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

1: Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.

2: Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, ½ cup granulated sugar and light brown sugar.

3: Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat until well blended.

4: Gradually add flour mixture, mixing thoroughly. If the dough is very soft, refrigerate for about 1 hour.

5: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

6: Spray, oil or line a cookie sheet with nonstick liner and set aside.

7: Roll dough into 1-inch balls (for a precise number of cookies, divide the dough into 5 pieces, and shape each piece into 12 balls).

8: Roll cookies in sugar and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

9: Bake until very light brown and puffed, 6 to 8 minutes.

10: Remove sheet from oven and lightly press a candy kiss into center of each cookie, allowing it to crack slightly.

11: Return to oven until light golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

12: Remove from oven, cool completely and store in an airtight container.