Fudge Puddles Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Fudge Puddles
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 4 dozen.
I was inspired to make these cookies last year when we stopped for a snack while Christmas shopping. I changed a few things when I got home, and my Fudge Puddles became a favorite with my husband's family. —Kimarie Maassen, Avoca, Iowa
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
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1 large egg
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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FUDGE FILLING:
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1 cup milk chocolate chips
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Chopped peanuts
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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2.
Preheat oven to 325°. Shape into forty-eight 1-in. balls. Place in greased mini-muffin cups. Bake 14-16 minutes or until light brown. Immediately press a 1/2-in.-deep indentation in center of each cookie with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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3.
For filling, in a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Whisk in milk and vanilla until smooth. Fill each cookie with filling; sprinkle with peanuts. (If desired, refrigerate remaining filling; serve warm with ice cream.)
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 248 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 26mg cholesterol, 184mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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