Snickers Cookies

Want a way to use up a ton of that excess Halloween candy? This holiday cookie recipe can use snickers, milky way, or even twix bars. I just bagged up all of those candies from my kids' Halloween haul and threw them in the baking cupboard to be used in a few weeks when the cookie exchange gets started. This is a great recipe for a cookie exchange because you get 4 1/2 to 5 dozen cookies out of it. Enjoy!

  INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1 t baking powder
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 t vanilla
• 1 t baking soda
• 60 miniature Snickers candy bars (I cut the Halloween fun size in thirds)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream margarine, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar.
3. Add eggs and vanilla.
4. Combine dry ingredients. Add to mixture.
5. Take 1 T of dough; flatten into a round shape in palm of your hand; place snickers bar in the center and fold dough around it. Roll in palms of your hand to form a smooth ball with Snicker totally covered.
6. Bake 12 minutes.
7. Remove from cookie sheet after a few minutes.
8. Place on wire rack to cool.
9. Drizzle with melted chocolate chips (I am a bit sloppy with this part, so I usually skip it)

Note: I make my batter and refrigerate for a bit while cleaning up the kitchen; the colder dough is easier to roll in your hands. Also, I roll enough for one cookie sheet and while that tray is baking I roll the next one so I don't lose much time.

Difficulty: Medium

Time: 15 minute prep; 12 minute baking time

Source: friend in a cookie exchange