Side Pannel
Peanut Butter Baskets
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.
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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