Christmas Recipes
Santa's Surprises
Yield: 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 bag Snickers Miniatures
- 1 bag Dove Milk or Dark Chocolate Gifts
Instructions
- Combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugars using a mixer on a medium to low speed until light and fluffy.
- Slowly add eggs and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Then mix in flour, salt and baking soda.
- Cover and chill dough for 2 to 3 hours.
- Unwrap all Snickers Miniatures.
- Remove dough from refrigerator. Divide into 1 tablespoon pieces and flatten.
- Place a Snickers Miniatures in the center of each piece of dough. Form the dough into a ball around each Snickers Miniatures.
- Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on baking rack or wax paper.
Notes
Holiday Hint: Spruce up Santa's surprise by drizzling melted Dove Milk or Dark Chocolate Chocolate Gifts over the top of each cookie!)
Attribution
Posted by Marla at Recipe Goldmine 11/23/2001 7:25 pm.