Valentine Peanut Blossoms

What an easy way to make a special Valentine's day treat. I used the traditional peanut blossom recipe and added Hershey valentine hearts to the top when they came out of the oven.  There is dark chocolate, milk chocolate and milk chocolate with peanut butter inside. You can't really tell the difference between the 2 milk chocolates so you may end up with a double peanut butter surprise.

Be very careful when removing the cookies from the baking sheet to the cooling racks. The chocolate melts so fast that it could slide off the cookie. (see above) lol

Valentine Peanut Blossoms

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

1/2 cup peanut butter

2 Tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

   Sugar

48 Hershey hearts (or how many cookies you make)

Directions

Heat oven to 375F. In large bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, shortening, peanut butter, mild, vanilla and egg; blend at low speed until stiff dough forms. Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately top each cookie with a candy kiss, pressing down firmly so cookie cracks around edge; remove from cookie sheet.

Cool completely and let chocolate harden before storing.

makes about 4 dozen.

~Michelle

recipe from Pillsbury The Complete Book of Baking

Candy Bar Cookies-on-a-Stick, Happy New Year

These cookies have a surprise center and a peanut butter cookie outside.  And it's all on a stick how cool is that.  If you wrap them in treat bags they are good to eat now or later. 

I made these super delicious for the kids to take to school for Christmas.  Both of my kids said they didn't like them.  The oldest doesn't really like baked goods, except chocolate chip cookies, and the little guy he loves all sweets, however, he said he didn't like the candy bar center.  Ugh sometimes you can't win.

I do like these cookies and I am baking them again for a New Years Eve party at my neighbors house.  I hope everyone has a Happy and Healthy New Year. xo

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They are fun and pretty easy to make I hope you give them a try and impress your friends. :)

Gently press the Popsicle sticks in to the mini candy bars.  These are Snickers.

Put the dough around the candy bar. Press into the sprinkles.

Ingredients:
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
40 wooden sticks
40 miniature (about 1-inch-square) chocolate-coated, caramel-topped nougat candy bars (with or without peanuts) or 20 fun-size candy bars (about 2x1-inch rectangles), halved crosswise.
Small multicolored decorative candies, chopped nuts, and/or colored sugar (optional)


Beat peanut butter, butter and shortening in a large mining bowl with an electric miner on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.  Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined.  Beat in as much of the flour as you can.  Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.

Insert a wooden stick into each candy bar piece.  Form about 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball around each candy bar piece, making sure the candy is completely covered.  If desired, roll ball (or press one side)  in decorative candies, nuts, or colored sugar, gently pressing candies or nuts into dough.  lace the cookies 2 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.


Bake in a 325F oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until set.  cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes.  Transfer to wire racks; cool completely.

Makes about 40

Enjoy
~Michelle

recipe from Better Homes and Gardens special cookie issue.  1999