Peanut Butter Secrets

Its "Cookie Week" on Three Lucky Husbands! This year we're going to share the three recipes that we made for my annual cookie exchange. I've been hosting a cookie exchange for the past 5-6 years. Every year I make small changes to how things run. This year we only did 1/2 dozens, thank the Lord. When you have 10+ ladies in attendance it can get CRAZY to make full dozens for each person. The only downside is that when you have so many EXCELLENT cookies (like we did this year) 6 is nowhere near enough to take home! For those of you not familiar with cookie exchanges, you invite between 8-14 friends over. Each of you makes one type of cookie, bringing one dozen (or 1/2 dozens in our case) for each person coming. At the end of the party you exchange your cookies and end up leaving with one dozen from everyone else- in other words, lots of cookies!

The other change this year was a friendly competition. We voted on the best tasting cookie, the most creative cookie and the cutest/best looking cookie. I'm happy to say that 2 of the 3 winners will be shared this week! We might even invite winner #3 to guest blog her recipe. :)

This recipe came from the Pillsbury site. When I made them, I made the cookie balls a little too big. I would suggest forming the dough around the peanut butter cup so it barely covers the chocolate. That way each bite will have some of the candy in it! Other than that, its pretty simple. Enjoy your holidays this year!

~Wendy

Peanut Butter Secrets

Recipe Type: Cookies

Author: Pillsbury

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 10 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Serves: 37

Ingredients

• cooking spray


• 1 c. vegetable shortening


• 3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar


• 1/2 c. granulated sugar


• 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter


• 1 large egg


• 1 tsp vanilla extract


• 2 c. flour


• 1 tsp. baking soda


• 1/2 tsp. salt


• 40 to 45 chocolate-covered miniature peanut butter cups


• GLAZE


• 1 tsp. vegetable shortening


• 1 c. (6 oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips


• 2 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter

Instructions

1. HEAT oven to 375ºF. Coat baking sheets lightly with no-stick cooking spray.


2. COMBINE shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar and peanut butter in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla.


3. COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed until just blended. Form rounded teaspoonfuls of dough around each peanut butter cup. Enclose entirely. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.


4. BAKE 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are just browned. Remove immediately to cooling rack.


5. COMBINE shortening, chocolate chips and peanut butter in microwave-safe measuring cup. Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power) 1 minute. Stir. Repeat until smooth.


6. DIP cookie tops in chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is set.

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