Peanut butter candy bar cookies

Last week I babysat Jennifer's two daughters, aged 11 months and 3.5 years for FOUR days whil eshe and Spence spent the 4th of July weekend on a boat. All I can say is WOW, that was exhausting! Saturday was especially bad, as I was up all night waiting for the 11 month old "high maintenance" baby to cry. All I wanted to do the next day is make it to 2 PM when the whole house could take a nap. So, I decided to bake some cookies to help pass the time and keep me awake. All I can say is that these were awesome! There were a lot of steps that the 3.5 year old could help and you have to stick the batter in the fridge for 1/2 an hour, which gave me time to cater to Ms. High Maintenance.  Highly recommended! (If you look close, you can see my baby bump. Ok, ok, it is kind of hard to miss!)

 Original recipe here: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/candy-bar-peanut-butter-cookie-50400000108776/

Ingredients 

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 large eggs 
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
36 bite-size chocolate-covered caramel-peanut nougat bars

Directions 

1. Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla, and beat until blended.
2. Stir together flour and next 2 ingredients in a small bowl. Add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 350°. Shape about 2 tbsp. dough around each nougat bar, using lightly floured hands, and roll into balls. Place 3 inches apart on ungreased or parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
4. Bake at 350° for 13 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks.
Note: I used Snickers Minis. A bag contains 36 pieces.