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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Candy Cookies

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 15, 2020
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Both peanut butter-lovers and chocolate-lovers can agree, these delicious chocolate peanut butter cookies are hard to resist! So, don’t! Soft and chewy with the taste of delicious peanut butter and chocolate in every bite we’ve even added some of our favorite peanut butter candy to give them an extra tasty crunch. This dough is simple to prepare and doesn’t require rolling or refrigeration; just mix up your ingredients and drop your dough on the cookie sheets. Make sure to double the recipe because these cookies are sure to bring a smile and have people reaching for more than one.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Candy Cookies

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 30
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup chocolate-flavored or regular peanut butter (from 14-oz jar)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups (about 12 oz) orange, yellow and brown candy-coated peanut butter candies
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat sugars and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in peanut butter, vanilla and egg. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Stir in candies. Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are set (centers will be soft). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Nutrition

140 Calories
6g Total Fat
3g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
14g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
6g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
105mg
4%
Potassium
90mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
14g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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