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Peanut Butter Baskets

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Category: Cookies

 Ingredients List

  • 30 Green gumdrops
  • 3/4 c Creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 c Shortening
  • 3/4 c Sugar; divided
  • 1/2 c Packed brown sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tb Milk
  • 1 ts Vanilla extract
  • 1 1/3 c All purpose flour
  • 1/2 ts Baking soda
  • 1/2 ts Salt
  • 30 Miniature peanut butter
  • -cups; halved
  • 60 Cake decorator flowers

 Directions

Flatten the gumdrops; cut into small leaf shapes and set aside. In a mixing
bowl, cream peanut butter, shortening, 1/2 cup sugar and brown sugar. Add
the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and
salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls.
Roll in remaining sugar; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for
10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and
immediately lightly press one peanut butter cup, cut side down, into each
cookie to form a basket. Press a candy flower onto cookie so it appears as
if a flower is coming out of the basket; press gumdrop leaves next to
flowers. Cool on wire racks. Yield about 5 dozen.

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