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Buckeye Delights

Buckeye Delights

Prize-Winning Recipe 2008! Try an easy-mix cousin to the classic Buckeye candy, a delightfully rich chocolate and peanut butter cookie.

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( 161 Ratings)

161 Ratings

5 Stars 44%

4 Stars 23%

3 Stars 17%

2 Stars 12%

1 Stars 4%

Member Reviews ( 61 )
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  • PREP TIME 1 Hr 5 Min
  • TOTAL TIME 2 Hr 40 Min
  • SERVINGS 36

 

Cookie Base
1
pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/3
cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/2
cup butter or margarine, softened
1
egg
Filling
1/2
cup powdered sugar
1/2
cup peanut butter
2
tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1
teaspoon vanilla
1/4
teaspoon salt
Topping
1/2
cup whipping cream
1
cup plus 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
1
tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Line 36 mini muffin cups with mini foil candy cups (about 1 1/4 inch). In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until dough forms. Press about 1 tablespoon dough into each foil cup. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until puffy and set. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Remove from pan.
  • 2 In small bowl, mix filling ingredients until well blended. Press about 1 teaspoon mixture on top of each cooled cookie.
  • 3 In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream just to boiling over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until cooled. Spread about 2 teaspoons chocolate mixture over each cookie cup.
  • 4 Place remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon peanut butter in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 to 60 seconds or until softened; knead to mix. Cut off small tip from one corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle chocolate mixture over each cookie cup. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until set. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

Buckeye candies are peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate. The name comes from their resemblance to the nut of the buckeye tree.

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Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie Cup)
  • Calories 160
    • (Calories from Fat 80),
  • Total Fat 9g
    • (Saturated Fat 4 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 1/2g),
  • Cholesterol 20mg;
  • Sodium 100mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 17g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 11g),
  • Protein 2g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 1/2 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 2 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 1;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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    Posted 12/17/2012 10:57:34 AM REPORT ABUSE toastmaster said:
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    As far as taste goes, these were amazing! I was worried the cookie part would be too crunchy for my taste, but it ended up being soft and chewy. They do take a while to make since you have to spread the filling and topping on each individual cookie and wait for things to cool/set, so make sure you have plenty of time set aside for these. Also, I used a bottle cap (a metal one from a liquor bottle) to make the indent in the cookies when they were still hot from the oven. I will definitely be making these again!
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    Posted 12/17/2012 10:49:18 AM REPORT ABUSE crayolabob said:
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    These cookies (not really cookies - they are actually mini muffins) were just okay. I usually hit a home run with these recipes but not this one. Maybe I baked the cookie dough too long (they seemed mushy in the oven) because they hardened up and then it was awkward getting the peanut butter to stay on top. The picture makes it look like the peanut butter is somehow incorporated into the cookie but that didn't happen for me. Then my frosting never hardened (even after i put it into the freezer). So they were very drippy and messy. Not a big hit at my tree trimming party.
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    Posted 12/4/2012 8:50:18 AM REPORT ABUSE NMerc said:
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    These were really good and easy to make although it does take a little time as things have to cool before moving on to the next step. Worth it though!
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