I made these today at the request of one of my hubby's former co-workers, who is coming over for supper tomorrow. I'd made these for one of their office potlucks back when they worked together, and she loved them so much, she asked if I would make them for her now.
I call them "Violet's" because I got this recipe from a friend, and that was her name. We served on jury duty together years ago, and she brought these as a treat for all of us one day. Violet, another juror, and I became good friends -- after jury duty ended, we would get together for supper every few months. She died two years ago, and whenever I make these, I think of her.
Violet's Snickers Surprises
Ingredients:
2 sticks of butter -- softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar -- packed down
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 pkg (13 oz) mini Snickers candy bars
Directions:
Combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugars using a mixer on med. low until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla, mixing a bit between teach. Combine thoroughly. Mix in flour, salt, and baking soda. Cover and chill dough for 2-3 hours.
Unwrap 48 mini Snickers.
Remove dough from fridge. Divide into 2-Tbsp pieces and flatten. Place a mini Snickers in center of each piece of dough. Form dough into a ball around each mini candy bar. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 300 for 12-15 minutes. Let cookies cool on cookie rack. Makes 48 cookies.
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Oooo, these look so yummy! And just think of all the different candies you could hide in a cookie. Oh, the possibilities are endless!!
ReplyDeleteI've tried a few others. Milky Way don't work very well, and neither do 3 Musketeers -- both have too much nougat. But Butterfingers are great! If you could find mini versions of those caramel-only Milky Ways, I bet those would rock! Or Rolos, those could be great too.
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