Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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These taste so good and are pretty too! Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
2 cups packed light brown sugar |
1 1/2 cups peanut butter (creamy or crunchy -your preference) |
2 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 3/4 cups unsalted dry roasted peanuts, finely chopped |
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
3 tablespoons light corn syrup |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted |
1/2 cup powdered sugar |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and peanut butter until well blended.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. Stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda.
5. Gradually add to peanut butter mixture.
6. Shape dough into 1 inch balls; roll in chopped peanuts.
7. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are just set.
9. Press thumb gently in center of each cookie; cool slightly.
10. Remove from cooking sheet and cool completely.
11. Prepare thumbprint filling:.
12. In small mixer bowl; beat cream cheese, corn syrup and vanilla until well blended.
13. Add melted chocolate chips, beating well.
14. Gradually add powdered sugar; beating until blended and smooth. (Makes about 1 1/3 cups of filling).
15. Pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling into each thumbprint.
16. Note: On cooking time I just put 10 minutes because it depends on how many cookies you are able to put on each cookie sheet; how many cookie sheets you have; if you have a double oven, etc.
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