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santa snicker surprise cookies

Recipe by
Cheryl Mosley
Decatur, TX

I found this recipe several years ago in an insert in our newspaper. I make them every year for the holidays and always get asked for the recipe. We like them better as a soft cookie, they can be baked a little longer if you like them crunchier.

yield 60 cookies
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For santa snicker surprise cookies

  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 c
    peanut butter, creamy
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 3 1/2 c
    all purpose flour, sifted
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 pkg
    snickers miniature candy, (13 oz)
  • OPTIONAL TOPPING
  • 1/4 c
    powdered sugar, sifted
  • 2 oz
    chocolate bark candy coating, melted

How To Make santa snicker surprise cookies

  • 1
    In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat until smooth & creamy.
  • 2
    Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
  • 3
    In a separate bowl, sift flour, and combine with baking soda and salt. Add dry ingredients slowly to the peanut butter mixture. Beat until thoroughly combined.
  • 4
    Cover dough and chill 3-4 hours or overnight.
  • 5
    Unwrap miniature snicker candy. Set aside. Use one tablespoon of dough and form in a ball. (Each ball should be about 1.5 inches in diameter) Flatten the ball, place a candy in the center and wrap dough around it, pinching as necessary. Be sure the candy is completely covered. Roll back into a ball. Repeat with each piece of candy and dough ball. Place dough balls with candy on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Space cookies about 3 inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. If you want crunchier cookies, bake about 5 min more. Allow cookies to cool about 5 minutes before removing from pan.
  • 6
    Allow cookies to cool. When all cookies are baked and cooled, place them close together on waxed paper or parchment paper on a large work surface. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar. Melt chocolate with 1/2 tsp shortening for about a minute in microwave. Stir, add additional time if needed to thoroughly melt. Immediately drizzle chocolate over cookies. ( I use a spoon and move quickly back and forth over the cookies to create smaller drizzle marks.). Let chocolate set before storing.

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