Barbara Estabrook
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Peanut and Pretzel-Peanut Butter Thumbprints
Thirty fabulous peanut butter cookies filled with both a dreamy peanut butter filling and a sweet chocolate drizzle.
Peanut and Pretzel-Peanut Butter Thumbprints
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 30
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
- 2/3 cup chopped unsalted roasted peanuts
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped mini-pretzel twists
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In 1-quart heavy saucepan, heat condensed milk and peanut butter over medium-low heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla until well blended. Refrigerate about 20 minutes or until thickened.
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Step2Meanwhile, in large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add peanuts and pretzels. Mix with wooden spoon, or knead with hands until well blended. Shape dough into 30 (about 1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from oven; immediately press back of teaspoon into center of each cookie to make indentation. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
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Step3Place peanut butter mixture in large resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe about 1 tablespoon mixture in center of each cookie to fill indentation.
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Step4In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 40 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until chips can be stirred smooth. Place melted chips in small resealable food-storage plastic bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle melted chips over cookies. Let stand 10 minutes. Store covered.
Nutrition
180
Calories
9g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 180
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 130mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 105mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 3%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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