Fudge Puddles (cookies)
1/2 cup butter softened 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup packed ligh brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 1/4 cups flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt
Fudge Filling 1 cup (6 oz milk chocolate chips) 1 cup (6 oz semisweet chocolate chips) 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla pecan halves
In a mixing bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars; add egg and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; add to cream mixture. Mix well. Shape into 48 balls, 1 inch each. Place in mini muffin tins. Bake at 325 for 14 - 16 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove from oven and immediately make wells in the center of each using a melon baller. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Then carefully remove to wire racks.
For filling, put chocolate chips in a double boiler over simmering water. Stir in milk and vanilla, mix well. Using a measuring cup fill each shell with the chocolate mixture. Top with a pecan halve. Makes 4 dozen. |