Hersheys Peanut Butter Thumbprints Recipe

Hersheys Peanut Butter Thumbprints Recipe

Yield: 96 cookies
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
1 cup: Butter, softened, 2 sticks
2 cup: Packed light brown sugar,
1 1/2 cup: REESES Creamy or REESES Crunchy Peanut Butter,
2: Eggs,
1 tsp: Vanilla extract,
2 1/2 cup: All-purpose flour,
1 tsp: Baking powder,
1 tsp: Baking soda,
1 3/4 cup: Finely chopped unsalted dry roasted peanuts,

THUMBPRINT FILLING
1 package: Cream cheese, softened, 3oz
3 tbsp: Light corn syrup,
1/2 tsp: Vanilla extract,
1 cup: HERSHEYS Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, melted
1/2 cup: Powdered sugar,

Directions:

Heat oven to 350F. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, brown sugar and
peanut butter until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Gradually add to
peanut butter mixture. Shape dough into 1" balls; roll in peanuts.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies
are just set. Press thumb gently in center of each cookie; cool
slightly. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
Prepare THUMBPRINT FILLING. Spoon or pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling
into each thumbprint.

THUMBPRINT FILLING: In small mixer bowl, beat cream cheese, corn
syrup and vanilla until well blended. Add chocolate, baking well.
Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until well blended and smooth.
1 1/2 cups filling. Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI On 08-05-95


Source from luhu.jp