Hershey's Kiss Cookies

Ahh, it's been over a week since I've posted anything! Victor came home on Wednesday, and just left today, so my focus has definitely been elsewhere and my cooking and baking have come to a halt. :) And even though I've been a ball of emotions all day today, I wanted to jump back into some baking...so in honor of Valentine's Day, I made "Hershey's Kiss Cookies." Or, you could also call them "Victor left so now I'm sad and will eat chocolate" cookies...haha. Either way, they taste delicious! There are different versions of this recipe, and this particular one was given to my mother by a family friend, Vicki Chamberlain. Here are the cookies...

And the recipe...

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Hershey's Kiss Cookies
from the kitchen of Vicki Chamberlain (via my mom)

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (could use chunky if desired)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 - 14 oz can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
2 cups Bisquick
small bowl of sugar
1 - 11 oz pkg Hershey's Kisses

Mix together the peanut butter, vanilla, and sweetened condensed milk. Add the Bisquick. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and then roll the dough balls in the sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven, place a Hershey's Kiss in the center of each cookie and press down lightly. Let cool for a few minutes before moving to cooling rack. Makes approximately 4 dozen.
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Mmm...isn't your mouth salivating as you read this? I only ate two cookies, pinky swear! :) And I didn't use the entire bag of Hershey's Kisses, but it was close (I also ate a few before making the cookies). I also didn't use the "Eagle Brand" sweetened condensed milk, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter either way. The cheaper stuff will work just fine. This is a pretty basic recipe...I'm not sure how you could mess it up. I was even able to catch up with my wonderful friend, Bri, while baking these yummy delights. And, I will definitely be using them as Valentine's Day gifts to friends and family tomorrow.

So while I'm on the subject of Valentine's Day, I must brag on my husband a bit. Since we knew we weren't going to be together on Valentine's Day, we decided to celebrate on Thursday. I knew we were going to go out to eat that night, but I didn't know the surprises that awaited me throughout the day. He started the day by bringing donuts to my work...this is a tradition that he started a couple years ago, and it goes over great with my co-workers. With the donuts, he brought me a Starbucks coffee too (tall, non-fat, extra hot latte with one Splenda, please). Then, as I was with a patient, he snuck into the documentation area at work and decorated my desk with a single red rose, Valentine's bear, balloon, and a card. Here's a picture...

THEN, if that wasn't sweet enough, he surprised me at home with a dozen pink roses, two more balloons, chocolate covered strawberries, wine, and a gift certificate for a manicure and pedicure...all with rose petals scattered and candles lit. Here's a couple pictures...

And to follow up all that sweetness, he treated me to dinner at "House Wine." Can I just say that I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!!!!!!!! God has truly blessed me by bringing Victor into my life. Here's a picture of us at dinner...

Somehow Victor always "out-does" me when it comes to holidays. Then I always end up feeling guilty, and he follows up my guilt-filled words with, "I'm supposed to 'out-do' you...that's the point." I love that guy! :)

We also went to the wedding this weekend of Victor's best friend, Fabian, and that was a blast. It was nice to actually be able to attend an event together as a couple. Here's a picture from the wedding...



And here's one more picture of us saying good-bye at the airport this morning...

Well, it's 12:30am and I have to be at work by 8:00am tomorrow morning to see a patient, so I'd better scurry off to bed. I have one more recipe to post that I made last weekend, so hopefully I'll get that posted tomorrow. I'm not sure which recipes I'll be making this week, but I know they'll be yummy!

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

1 Corinthians 13:4-7