Cardiac Cookies

Let's get one thing straight first

These are NOT good for your heart. Your soul - maybe

These are incredibly scrummy but as they consist of pretty much sugar, sugar and more sugar in various forms I promise you will suffer the sugar rush from hell if you over-indulge. bouncing off the wall is the least of it (Yes, you know who you are...). However they are popular so I very, very occasionally will bake some and stand back to watch the fireworks. This time they are for a team meeting at the other half's place of work. Me, I think he's a sadist....

You can find many variations on this recipe all round the interweb - here is mine. Handle with care...




INGREDIENTS

1 c. butter

1 c. crunchy peanut butter

1 c. white sugar

1 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup golden syrup (optional)

3 c. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

2 bags fun size SNICKERS® bars, cut in half

If you are using normal size snickers bars cut into quarters




METHOD
Cream butter, peanut butter, both sugar, egg, vanilla. Add flour and form in small balls. Wrap the dough around the SNICKERS® bar completely covering it and making it somewhat round. Lazy folks can add everything into a food processor and work that button. Warning dough is pretty solid so make take some final hand scrunching (Technical term there) Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees / Gas Mark 4


Makes about 50 - really depends on how many snickers bars you have and how big you want the cookies.

As they will be scaldingly hot with all that sugar Try to let them cool before scarfing as many as you think your body can handle in one sitting.