2011 Cookie Challenge: Cookie #3 - Snickers Cookies

Snickers Cookies

Makes about 60

1 c margarine 


1 c creamy peanut butter 


1 c sugar 


1 c brown sugar 


2 eggs 


2 tsp vanilla 


3 c flour 
(3 1/4c. flour for high altitude)

1 tsp baking soda 
 (3/4 tsp for high altitude)

1 tsp baking powder 
 (3/4 tsp for high altitude)

appx 60 miniature (bite-size) Snickers candy bars 


chocolate glaze (recipe below)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream margarine, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and add to peanut butter mixture. Take 1 tablespoon of dough and flatten into round shape in palm of your hand. Place Snickers bar in center and fold dough around it. Roll in palms of your hand to form a smooth ball with the Snickers bar totally covered with the dough. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet and place on a wire rack to cool. Drizzle top of cookies with chocolate glaze. 




Chocolate Glaze



1 c powdered sugar 


2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa 


1 Tbsp milk

Mix powdered sugar, unsweetened cocoa and milk. Add additional milk as needed to thin mixture enough to drizzle from a spoon.