Oklahoma Blueberry Bites

1 stick Hiland butter
½ c. brown sugar
½ c. granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. Griffin's vanilla
1 (6.5 oz.) pkg. Shawnee Mills Blueberry Muffin Mix
2 c. old-fashioned oats
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 c. chopped pecans
¼ c. dried blueberries

Icing:
1 (2 oz.) bar Bedre (Watts Farms) White Fudge Chocolate (see tips!)
8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugar well. Mix in egg and vanilla. Add muffin mix, oats, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Add chocolate chips, pecans and dried blueberries. Refrigerate dough for 15 minutes or until well chilled.

Shape a rounded teaspoon full of dough into the state of Oklahoma, as follows:
First make the dough into a rectangle about 2 inches by 1 inch. Then, make the panhandle by rolling a ½ inch by 1 ½ inch piece of dough; attach it to the left top corner of the rectangle. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Melt the bar of white chocolate in a saucepan over low heat; cool. Drizzle the chocolate with a spoon over each cookie. Melt 6 oz. of chocolate chips in a saucepan over low heat; cool. To decorate: Place the melted chocolate chips in a plastic sandwich bag and cut the tip off of one corner (not more than ¼ inch). Outline the edge of each cookie with this chocolate. Make the letters ‘OK' (about ½ inch letters) in the center of each cookie. Chop the remaining 2 oz. of chocolate chips and sprinkle over the cookies.

Makes about 2 ½ dozen cookies.

Kitchen Kimberley's Tips:
 Bedre chocolates are delicious, but a little hard to find in Northeastern Oklahoma. I substituted white chocolate baking bar, and it worked just fine.

 These cookies can also be simply dropped by tablespoonful onto a baking sheet. Flatten slightly, and bake as directed. Enjoy!

2008 MIO Recipe Roundup 1st place ‘Dig in Dessert' category
Recipe by Lori McGrath, Oklahoma City