Santa’s Snickers Surprises

Sandy Witmer

2 sticks butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup light brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 package 13 oz. snickers miniatures

1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugars using a mixer on a medium to low speed until light and fluffy.  Slowly add eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined.  Then mix in flour, salt and baking soda.  Cover and chill dough for 2 to 3 hours.  Unwrap all the snickers miniatures.  Remove dough from refrigerator.  Divide into 1 tablespoon pieces and flatten.  Place a snickers miniature in the center of each piece of dough.  Form the dough into a ball around the miniature.  Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 300f for 10 to 12 minutes.  Let cookies cool on baking rack or wax paper.  (Holiday hint:  spruce up Santa’s surprise with powdered sugar and drizzle melted chocolate over the top.)  Makes 2 dozen cookies.