Hershey-Kissed Peanut Butter Cookies

Prepare Kisses and set aside.

Mix flour and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside. Mix butter, peanut butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Mix eggs and vanilla in a small bowl. Add to peanut butter mixture; beat with a rubber spatula until smooth. Add flour mixture and peanuts; stir until well combined.

Using a 2-ounce (1/4 cup) spring-action ice cream scoop form dough balls and scoop onto a plastic wrap-rimmed baking sheet. Freeze until solid, about 30 minutes.

When ready to bake cookies, adjust oven racks lower-middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Working 6 or 7 dough balls at a time, arrange them on a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake until cookies are golden, but not dark brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from oven and, working quickly, press 4 Hershey Kiss halves onto each cookie and let stand on cookie sheet to firm up, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.