Memorial Day Recipes

Peanut Butter Dreams

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Peanut Butter Dreams

Rating:

(6 votes) 4 6

This is a favorite Christmas cookie. Not only does it taste great but looks like a fancy cookie.

Serving Size / Yield

6 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 C. packed brown sugar
  • 1 C. creamy peanut butter
  • 3/4 C. margarine
  • 1/3 C. water
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 C. flour
  • 3 C. of oatmeal, uncooked
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 C. chocolate chips
  • 1/3 C. chopped peanuts
  • 4 tsp. vegetable shortening

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat baking soda, brown sugar, peanut butter and margarine until fluffy. Blend in water, egg and vanilla and mix together. Add the dry ingredients; mix well. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten to 1/4" thickness with the bottom of a glass dipped in white sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool. In a saucepan melt chocolate pieces and vegetable shortening. Stir until smooth. Top each cookie with 1/2 tsp. chocolate; sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Chill until set.


Yield: 6 dozen cookies

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