Yield: 60 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 30 \N | Green gumdrops |
| ¾ cup | Creamy peanut butter |
| ½ cup | Shortening |
| ¾ cup | Sugar; divided |
| ½ cup | Packed brown sugar |
| 1 \N | Egg |
| 2 tablespoons | Milk |
| 1 teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1⅓ cup | All purpose flour |
| ½ teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ teaspoon | Salt |
| 30 \N | Miniature peanut butter cups; halved |
| 60 \N | Cake decorator flowers |
Flatten the gumdrops; cut into small leaf shapes and set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream peanut butter, shortening, ½ cup sugar and brown sugar. Add the egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into 1 inch balls.
Roll in remaining sugar; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and immediately lightly press one peanut butter cup, cut side down, into each cookie to form a basket. Press a candy flower onto cookie so it appears as if a flower is coming out of the basket; press gumdrop leaves next to flowers. Cool on wire racks. Yield about 5 dozen.
Recipe by: Tasste of Home April-May 97 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #994 by L979<L979@...> on Jan 8, 1998