1/2cupCrisco solid shortening, I like butter flavor
1/2cupunsalted butter
1 1/2cupbrown sugar
1cupwhite sugar
2eggs
1/4cupmilk
2tablespoonvanilla
3 1/2cupsflour
1 1/2teaspoonssalt
1 1/2teaspoonsbaking soda
bag of mini bite size Snickers bars or 4-5 regular size bars
sugar for sprinkling on top
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (I like to use convection).
Mix peanut butter, shortening and butter together in mixer until smooth. Add sugars. Beat for about 1 minute. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix well. Stir in flour, salt and baking soda just until all ingredients are incorporated. Don't over mix.
Slice regular size Snickers into 6 even pieces. Or unwrap several mini size bars.
Using large cookie scoop (or an ice cream scoop that has been sprayed with Pam) scoop out golf ball size scoops (my cookie scoop is maybe even a little bigger than a golf ball) of cookie dough onto lightly greased or parchment lined pans, placing only 6 cookies on each pan.
Take a piece of candy bar and place on cookie dough ball and fold some of the dough around the candy bar. Place the dough back on the cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with a fork.
Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes, or about 8 minutes on convection, turning pan once. Let the cookies slightly brown, remove from oven. Flatten cookies a little with back of a spatula so cookies are not too thick. Sprinkle with sugar if desired. Let cool completely before removing from cookie sheet.
Notes
-Using half shortening instead of all butter, makes the cookie base sturdy enough to support a slice of candy bar in the middle. I think using all butter would result in a cookie that would spread too much and be too thin.-Spray the measuring cup with Pam before measuring out the peanut butter, then the pb will slide out of the cup.