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Peanut Sitting Pretties
 
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes
Cook Time: 14 Minutes
Ready In: 74 Minutes
Servings: 8
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.
Ingredients:
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.
By RecipeOfHealth.com