Peanut Caramel Apple Kiss Blossoms

• 3/4 cups Peanut Butter
• 1/2 cups Softened Butter
• 1/3 cups Sugar Plus 1/2 Sugar (for Rolling), Divided
• 1/3 cups Packed Light Brown Sugar
• 1 whole Egg
• 2 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1-1/2 cup Unsifted All-purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 6 ounces, weight Peanut Topping (Chopped Peanuts), Divided
• 4 ounces, weight Sugar
• 40 pieces Hershey Caramel Apple Kisses

1. Blend peanut butter and butter in a large mixing bowl. Add 1/3 cup of sugar and the brown sugar; cream until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Add only 4 ounces of the peanut topping. Blend well.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll the balls in the remaining 2 ounces of peanut topping, and then roll in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar.
3. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven, immediately place an unwrapped Caramel Apple Kiss on top of each cookie, pressing down so that the cookie cracks around the edges. Remove from cookie sheet and cool. Makes about 40 cookies.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/peanut-caramel-apple-kiss-blossoms/ (may not work)