Stuffed Ranger Round-Ups Cookies

Quick, easy, simple, delicious stuffed cookie.  Prep takes no time at all.  Most ingredients are right in your cupboard.  So if you're craving something sweet, and don't want the hassle of making a complicated dessert, these cookies will do the job.  Very satisfying with little effort.

Ingredients:

1/4 c creamy peanut butter
1/4 c butter, softened
6 T brown sugar
1/4 c granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c plus 1 T flour
1 c quick-cooking oats
1/2 c butterscotch chips
1/2 c puffed rice cereal
14 mini Snickers candy bars, unwrapped

Preheat oven to 350*F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat together peanut butter, butter, brown sugar and sugar until well blended. Add egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy.

In a small bowl, stir together baking soda, salt, flour and oats. Add to peanut butter mixture, blending until just combined. Stir in butterscotch chips and cereal. For each cookie, drop by level measuring tablespoonful on prepared baking sheet.  Set a candy bar horizontally on top and press gently. Place another level tablespoon dough on top of candy and press edges together to seal. Bake for 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on pan for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to wire racks.

Makes 14 cookies.