Springtime Cookies!

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The girls had so much fun making these for Easter. Sorry the pictures are a bit blurry!

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Ingredients:

3\4 cup creamy peanut butter

1\2 cup shortening

3\4 cup sugar, divided

1\2 cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

2 tablespoons milk

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1-1\3 cups all purpose flour

1\2 tsp. baking soda

1\2 tsp. salt

30 miniature peanut butter cups, halved

60 cake decorator candy flowers

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Directions:

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 in. balls. Roll in remaining sugar; place on ungreased baking sheets.

Bake at 350 degrees 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. Cool on wire racks.

Yield: about 5 dozen

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