Homemade Milk Duds Recipes

MILK DUDS® MUNCHIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine 1 1/2 cup white sugar, shortening, peanut butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir gradually into the creamed shortening mixture until dough is combined. Chill dough until firm, about 2 hours.
• Pour remaining white sugar into a shallow bowl.
• Scoop up a portion of dough with a tablespoon. Press a chocolate-covered caramel into the center; cover up with dough and roll into a ball. Roll dough balls in sugar. Arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm and lightly golden, 9 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

HOMEMADE MILK DUDS RECIPE

Steps:

• For the Caramel: Nestle a large sheet of parchment paper into an 8-inch cake pan to roughly cover the bottom and sides. In a 2-quart stainless steel saucier, combine water, sugar, and salt over medium heat. Stir with a fork until sugar is fully dissolved and syrup comes to a rolling boil, about 4 minutes. Simmer, without stirring, until syrup is honey-gold, roughly 7 minutes. Immediately add cream and reduce heat to medium-low, adjusting the heat lower if needed to keep caramel from foaming too high. (This is more likely on an electric stove due to residual heat.) Stirring constantly with a heat-resistant spatula, simmer until caramel registers 260°F (127°C) on a digital thermometer, about 7 minutes. Immediately pour into prepared pan, cover tightly with foil, and cool to room temperature, about 2 hours.
• Peel caramel from parchment, transfer to a cutting board, and cut into 50 pieces (approximately 1/4 ounce or 7g each) with a sharp knife; don't worry about being too precise with their shape or size. If you like, use your fingers to mold the pieces into a more oval, Milk Dud-like shape.
• For the Chocolate Coating: Line a baking sheet with parchment. Temper chocolate according to one of the methods described here . Fold all caramel pieces into tempered chocolate. With a clean hand, scoop up pieces like handfuls of marbles, then slide each one over your index finger with your thumb into your other hand (think of how you'd dole out a handful of M&M's) and arrange on prepared baking sheet. Let stand at room temperature until fully set, about 15 minutes, then transfer to an airtight container.

MILK DUD COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream Crisco, peanut butter, 1-1/2 cup sugar and brown sugar; add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each.
• Mix dry ingredients, gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Chill for 1 hour.
• Shape 4 teaspoonfuls of dough around each milk dud.
• Make sure it is covered completely.
• Roll balls in remaining sugar.
• Place on cookie sheet, 2-inches apart.
• Bake at 350° for about 10 minutes or until set.

MILK DUD COOKIES RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugars. Beat until fluffy. Add peanut butter. Mix well. Whisk the eggs. Add to peanut butter mixture. Stir until well combined. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to peanut butter mixture. Mix well. With a small cookie scoop or teaspoon, scoop cookie dough. Place a Milk Dud in the middle. Roll dough around the Milk Dud. Dip in sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes. Cool for 3-5 minutes before removing from the pan. To lessen the gooey caramel leakage, make sure to completely cover the candy with cookie before baking.