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Santa's Surprise Cookies
These special cookies have a secret! Here's a hint: SNICKERS® fans will love 'em!
Prep time: 15 min.
Baking time: 10-12 min.
Decoration time: 10 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
- 1 bag DOVE® Brand Milk or Dark Chocolate
- 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures
- 2 sticks butter (softened)
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour (sifted)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
What to do:
- Combine the butter, peanut butter and sugars using a mixer on a medium to low speed until light and fluffy.
- Slowly add the eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Then mix in the flour, salt and baking soda.
- Cover and chill dough for 2-3 hours.
- Unwrap all SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures.
- Remove dough from refrigerator. Divide into 1-tablespoon pieces and flatten.
- Place a SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures piece in the center of each piece of dough.
- Form each piece of dough into a ball around the SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures piece.
- Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes. (Baking time and temperature may need to be adjusted if using more than 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie.)
- Let cookies cool on baking rack or wax paper.
Holiday Hint: Spruce up Santa's Surprise Cookies by drizzling melted DOVE® Brand PROMISES® Milk or Dark Chocolate over the top of each cookie!
Makes 2 dozen cookies.
