Dreamy Bedtime Pillows

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking cocoa (optional if making chocolate pillows)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 24 peanut butter morsels
• 1/4 cup cream cheese frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• 3 cream butter with sugar on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes. add egg and vanilla, beating well.
• 4 gradually add flour mixture and blend well. gather dough into two separate balls, press down to make disks, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, until firm. (will keep up to 1 week refrigerated or 6 months in the freezer).
• 5 using one disc at a time, carefully roll out dough to 4" wide and 1/4 inch thick between 2 sheets of parchment paper. place 1 morsel onto the bottom half of the dough. using the bottom parchment sheet, place top of dough over morsels and gently press down over parchment between the pillows to seal. lift parchment and using a pizza cutter or other sharp object, cut between the pillows to separate.
• 6 carefully transfer to baking sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes till done. remove to wire rack to cool. when cool, spread tops with cream cheese frosting.