Santa's Snickers Surprise

2 sticks butter (softened)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 cups all purpose flour (sifted)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 pkg. (13 oz.) Snickers Miniatures

1. Combine the butter, peanut butter, and sugars using a mixer on a medium to low speed until light and fluffy.
2. Slowly add eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined. Then mix in flour, salt and baking soda.
3. Cover and chill dough for 2-3 hours.
4. Unwrap all the Snickers Miniatures.
5. Remove dough from refrigerator. Divide into 1 tablespoon pieces and flatten.
6. Place a Snickers Mini in the center of each piece of dough.
7. Form the dough into a ball around each Snickers mini.
8. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
9. Let cookies cool on baking rack or wax paper. (Holiday Hint: Spruce up Santa’s surprise with powdered sugar and drizzle melted chocolate over the top of each cookie!)

Enjoy

*Note: I found that these made really big cookies, so I cut each Snicker mini in half instead of using a whole candy piece in each cookie. It made a smaller, bite-sized cookie.

They really do look nice if you dust them with powdered sugar and then melt some choc. chips an drizzle zig-zag lines over the top of each cookie.