Black-Eyed Susans

Contributed byMiss Sue Meyer
Flower-shaped cookies with dark chocolate centers, piled on a pink-rimmed plate.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup soft butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon each baking soda and salt
  • Semisweet chocolate pieces
  • 1 cup moist smooth peanut butter
Yield: 60 Cookies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Instructions

Cream butter and sugars; add egg, vanilla and peanut butter. Beat until light. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix well. Force through spritz gun or cookie press onto cookie sheets (ungreased), using a disc that will make a flower design. Put a chocolate piece in center of each. Bake in preheated moderate oven at 350° for about 15 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen. 

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