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REESE'S Stuffed Football Cookies

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Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
12 Min.
Prep:
40 Min.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Yields:
36 cookies

Using HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa and REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup Minis, this football cookie idea will be an easy touchdown for sports fans. Get the recipe.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
40 minutes
Bake Time
12 minutes
Cool Time
30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup
    butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened
  • 1/2 cup
    sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 2 tsps
    vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup
    HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • about 36
    REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Minis (one half of 8 oz pkg.)
  • About 1/2 cup
    white ready to spread frosting (optional)
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Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 
oven oven
mixing bowl mixing bowl
mixer mixer
measuring cups measuring cups
wooden spoon wooden spoon
cookie sheet cookie sheet
wire rack wire rack
pastry bag with tip pastry bag with tip
1

Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture.

TIP

Batter will be stiff; stir in last part with wooden spoon or work in with hands.

2

For each cookie roll about 1 tablespoon dough into ball; flatten slightly and press around one mini peanut butter cup, covering cup completely. Mold into football shape. Using wooden pick or edge of knife press lines into dough resembling lacing on football. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

3

Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Fill in football lacing marks with frosting, if desired.

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