Peanut Butter Cookies and Pops

My children and husband have loves these cookies for 20 some years. I have made them with and without the stick. For Kids parties add the stick and cover them with clear or color plastic and tie with a ribbon. Sure to be a hit.

• Ready In: 9 mins
• Yields: 10-20 cookie pops /cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 10  wooden sticks
• 10  snickers fun-size  candy bars, or10 Baby Ruth fun-size candy bars (or 20 bite-size snickers candy bars, or 20 bite-size Baby Ruth candy bars)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375.
2. In a large bowl combine sugar, brown sugar, margarine, peanut butter, vanilla and egg: beat well.
3. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup: level off. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt mix well.
4. Securely insert a wooden stick into small end of each candy bar forming a lollipop.
5. Shape about 1/3 cup dough smoothly around each candy bar making sure bar is completely covered.
6. For bite size candy bars do not add stick just cover with less dough.
7. Place 4 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets for pops and 2-3 inches for bite size cookies.
8. Bake for 13 - 16 minutes for pops and 9- 13 minutes for bite size: remove from cookie sheet and cool completely.