SANTA'S SURPRISE COOKIES

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Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Recipes

Time 3h30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup softened butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 bag s assorted miniature candies (Snickers work the best)
Powdered sugar (optional)
Baking chocolate (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Beat together butter, peanut butter and sugars with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until light and fluffy. Slowly add the eggs and vanilla, beating until well mixed. Then mix in the flour, baking soda and salt.
  • 2. Cover and chill dough in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours.
  • 3. Preheat oven to 325°F. Remove dough from refrigerator. Divide dough into 1-tablespoon pieces and flatten each dough piece. Unwrap enough candies for the amount of dough pieces and then place a candy in the center of each piece of dough. Form dough into a ball around each candy.
  • 4. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar. (Optional: Melt baking chocolate and drizzle over the tops of the baked cookies.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g

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