Peanut Butter Surprise Loaves Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch baking pan.
• Sift together flour, soda and salt. In a large bowl, cream sugar and peanut butter together. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour and milk alternately, beating until smooth after each addition. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until well browned. Remove from the pan to cool. Store in a covered container.

PEANUT BUTTER SURPRISES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter andsugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add peanut butter, and beat until combined.
• Add the flour mixture all at once, and beat on low speed until just combined. Add the peanuts; beat until combined. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Pinch off about 2 tablespoons of dough, and make a well in your hand with the dough. Place one chunk of chocolate in the center, and enclose with the dough to cover completely. Roll dough into about a 1 3/4-inchball with your hands.
• Place the ball of dough on the baking sheet; repeat with the remaining dough and chocolate, placing cookies about 2 inches apart. Press 2 peanut halves into the top of each cookie.
• Bake until cookies are golden, 16 to 18 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. Remove from the oven; transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool slightly.

PEANUT-BUTTER SURPRISES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with Silpats (French nonstick baking mats). Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, and 1 cup brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully combined between additions. Add vanilla; beat to combine. Gradually add dry ingredients; mix on low speed until fully combined. Add chocolate chips; mix on low just until combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; chill until firm, about 1 hour.
• In a small bowl using a rubber spatula, stir together peanut butter and remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar.
• Drop 1 tablespoon of dough at a time onto baking sheets, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart. Make a thumbprint in the center of each cookie. Fill thumbprint with 2 teaspoons peanut butter mixture. Top with a second tablespoon of flattened dough. Carefully mold dough to cover the surprise.
• Bake until firm, about 12 minutes, rotating halfway through. Transfer baking sheets to wire racks to cool for 5 minutes. Remove cookies from baking sheets, and let cool completely on wire racks.

PEANUT BUTTER LOAF

Steps:

• Place Topping Pouch in large bowl of boiling water; set aside. Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Mix Crust Mix and margarine in medium bowl until crumbs are evenly moistened. Press half of the crumbs firmly onto bottom of prepared pan; reserve remaining crumbs.
• Pour cold milk into medium bowl. Add Filling Mix and Peanut Butter. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on high speed 3 min. (Do not underbeat.) Spoon half of the filling mixture over crust in pan. Remove topping pouch from water. Shake vigorously 1 min. or until topping is no longer lumpy. Squeeze half of the topping over filling in pan. Repeat layers of remaining crumbs, filling and topping.
• Freeze 4 hours or overnight. To serve, lift dessert from pan using foil handles; remove foil. Let dessert stand at room temperature 10 min. before serving for easier slicing.

PEANUT BUTTER KISSES SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter and peanut butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar, corn syrup, egg and vanilla; blend well.
• Stir together flour, baking soda and salt add to peanut butter mixture, blending well.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Shape dough into about 30 (about 1 1/4") balls.
• Press a kiss into each ball, covering completely with dough; reshape into balls and roll in granulated sugar.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown around edges.
• Cool slightly on cookie sheet; then cool completely on wire racks.
• Set aside 30 kisses and place remaining ones in a heavy duty resealable plastic food storage bag.
• Microwave at 50% for 1 minute and knead. If necessary, microwave at 15 second intervals, kneading after each heating until chocolates are melted and smooth.
• Cut small piece from corner of bag and drizzle chocolate over cookies.
• Place a kiss in the center of each cookie.