Peanut Butter Treasure Cookies

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Oven 375 F

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup Crisco shortening

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 egg

Blend together.

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

Stir in dry ingredients. Roll dough into ¾ inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until set, but not hard, about 8-9 minutes. The cookie may still be in a ball shape, but will flatten as it cools.

Remove from the oven and keep on the cookie sheet.

5 Hershey chocolate candy bars

Break the candy bars into the rectangular pieces. While the cookies cool (still on the sheet), press a rectangle “treasure” into each cookie.

Laura and I first made these cookies for Christmas 2007, but they will definitely be part of our holiday traditions in the future!