Chocolate Blossoms with REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Minis
Details
- Time
- 2 hours
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yields
- 48 cookies
This recipe for chocolate peanut butter cookies is best enjoyed with even more chocolate and peanut butter. Top each blossom cookie with a few REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Minis for a delightful homemade dessert.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 30 minutes
- Bake Time
- 8 minutes
- Cool Time
- 45 minutes
Ingredients
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1/2 cupshortening
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1/2 cuplight brown sugar packed
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1/3 cupgranulated sugar
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1egg
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2 Tbspsmilk
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cupall-purpose flour
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1/4 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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2/3 cupdecorator's sugar or granulated sugar for rolling
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1-1/3 cupsREESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Minis (8 oz pkg.)
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup granulated sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in decorator's sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool 3 minutes; press 1 to 2 mini peanut butter cups into center of each cookie. Cookies may crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 48 servingsServing size 1 cookie (22g)Amount per servingCalories100% Daily Value*Total Fat 6g 8%Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 5mg 2%Sodium 95mg 4%Total Carbohydrates 11g 4%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 8gIncludes 8g Added Sugar 16%Protein 2gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 13mg 2%Iron 1mg 6%Potassium 66mg 2%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
