Candy Surprise Peanut Butter Cookies

Surprise! Candy is baked inside these yummy peanut butter cookies.

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

Minutes

Makes

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix

1/3

cup vegetable oil

egg

miniature chocolate-covered peanut, caramel and nougat candy bars, unwrapped

Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting

Betty Crocker® candy sprinkles

Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil and egg until soft dough forms. Shape dough into 24 balls. For each cookie, wrap 1 dough ball around candy bar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. If frosting cookies, cool completely.
Spread frosting on cooled cookies; sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Store completely cooled cookies in airtight container.

Makes 24 cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

Time Saver

Let kids unwrap the candies. Measure out the amount of dough to use, and they can also help wrap dough around candies.

How-To

Like to eat cookies while they’re warm? If you haven’t frosted these cookies, you can rewarm them by placing on a microwavable plate and microwaving uncovered on High 5 to 10 seconds or until surface of cookie feels warm to the touch. The time will vary depending on the number of cookies heated. Be careful of the hot caramel inside the cookies.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 250

(Calories from Fat 110),

Total Fat 12g

(Saturated Fat 3 1/2g,
Trans Fat 1 1/2g),

Cholesterol 10mg;
Sodium 170mg;
Total Carbohydrate 33g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 25g),

Protein 2g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1 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 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Candy Surprise Peanut Butter Cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens