Tempt your sweetheart this Valentine's Day with these peanut butter Valentine cookies.

Peanutty Valentine Cookies

36 NESTLÉ BUTTERFINGER Hearts or NESTLÉ CRUNCH Hearts, unwrapped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter and peanut butter in large mixer bowl until combined; beat in egg and vanilla extract. Beat in flour and baking soda.
3. Drop dough by rounded tablespoon into ungreased mini-muffin cups.
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven; gently press 1 Nestlé Heart into each cup. Cool in pans on wire racks for at least 10 minutes. Remove cookies from muffin cups with a butter knife. Serve warm or cool completely on wire racks.

Makes 36 cookies (3 dozen).

Note: NESTLÉ Hearts are available mid-January through mid-February.

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