Halloween Peanut Butter Pops

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling MAKES: 12 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 lollipop sticks

12 fun-size Snickers or Milky Way candy bars

Prepared vanilla frosting

Food coloring

Black decorating gel

Optional decorations: Reese’s mini peanut butter cups, M&M’s minis, mini Chiclets gum and candy eyeballs

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
MAKES: 12 servings

Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
    2. Insert a lollipop stick into the small end of each candy bar. Divide dough into 12 pieces; wrap one piece around each candy bar. Place 4 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
    3. Bake 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Tint frosting; frost cookies. Decorate with gel and optional decorations as desired.Yield: 1 dozen.

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