Peanut Sitting Pretties

Jane from Ohio's Note:

These cookies look so lovely on my cookie tray. For Christmas I use the green and red M&M Peanut candy and for Easter I use the pastel M&M peanut candy. You can use any color for that matter.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 14 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 48 cookies

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• finely chopped nuts
• 1 (8 ounce) can vanilla frosting (I use the creme cheese frosting) or 1 (8 ounce) can cream cheese frosting (I use the creme cheese frosting)
• M&M's peanut chocolate candy

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Blend butter and sugar in a bowl.
3. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla.
4. Sift flour and salt into bowl; mix well.
5. Chill 1 hour.
6. Roll into 1-inch balls.
7. Dip into slightly beaten egg whites.
8. Roll in chopped nuts.
9. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 350°F for 7 minutes.
11. Press thumb into center of each.
12. Bake 5 to 7 minutes longer or until done.
13. Cool.
14. Fill with frosting and top with M&M candies.

Reviews

[jennyb5149]

This recipe has been a Chrismtas tradition since I've been a little girl when I'd make these cookies with my mom using a butter stained recipe cut out from a woman's magazine. The tattered old magazine cutout has long ago since disappeared and I'm so glad to find it again here on Recipezaar. The combination of a yummy butter cookie, cream cheese frosting and peanut M&M can't be beat! These are great cookies to make with kids...they love to help roll the unbaked cookies in nuts, spread a little frosting or top the finished cookie with a M&M.