Choco peanut butter dream cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Brown sugar; firmly packed
1 cup Peanut butter; (creamy or chunky)
¾ cup Butter or margarine
⅓ cup Water
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned); uncooked
1½ cup Flour
½ teaspoon Baking soda
1½ cup Semisweet chocolate chips
4 teaspoons Vegetable shortening
⅓ cup Chopped peanuts

Directions

Heat oven to 350. Beat together brown sugar, peanut butter and butter, until light and fluffy. Blend in water, egg and vanilla; add combined dry ingredients; mix well. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten to ¼" thickenss with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire rack, cook completely.

In a heavy saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate pieces and vegetable shortening; stir until mixture is melted and smooth. Top each cookie with ½ teaspoon melted chocolate; sprinkle with chopped nuts. Chill until set.

Store in an airtight container. Makes 6 dozen.

Per serving: 4419 Calories; 259g Fat (50% calories from fat); 49g Protein; 525g Carbohydrate; 558mg Cholesterol; 2199mg Sodium From The Chocolate Archives, Dec 1997,

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