Peanut Butter Bon Bons
Yield
4 dozenPrep
10 minCook
20 minReady
30 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
peanut butter
creamy |
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| Icing | |||
| 1 | cup |
milk chocolate chips
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 177 | ml |
peanut butter
creamy |
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 45 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 15 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 414 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| Icing | |||
| 237 | ml |
milk chocolate chips
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 375℉ (190℃) (190C). Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
For cookies, combine brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add egg. Beat just until blended.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix just until blended.
Form dough into 1-inch (2½ cm) balls. Place 2 inches (5 cm) apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375℉ (190℃) (190C) for 7 to 8 DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
For icing, place chocolate chips and shortening in microwave Microwave at 50% (MEDIUM) power for 2 to 3 minutes or until chips are shiny and soft (or melt on rangetop in small saucepan on very low heat). Stir until smooth. Cover each cookie with chocolate using spatula or small butter knife. Set on wire cooling rack until chocolate has hardened.
