Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

piątek, 14 lutego 2014

Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

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

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.