Surprise Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup crunchy peanut butter
½ cup white sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
42 chocolate-covered caramel candies

Nutrition Info

172.3 calories
carbohydrate: 21.1 g
cholesterol: 21.2 mg
fat: 9 g
fiber: 0.7 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 4.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 100.4 mg
sugar: 14.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Beat butter or margarine, peanut butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar together until fluffy. Beat in egg. Sift flour and baking powder together, stir into butter mixture. Chill dough thoroughly, 2 to 3 hours.

  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  3. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Press a chocolate-covered caramel into the middle of each ball. Roll dough around it. Roll each ball in granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool 2-3 minutes, then remove from cookie sheets.

Recipe Yield

42 cookies

Recipe Note

A favorite with children. The peanut butter completely covers the candy.

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