CRISP PEANUT BUTTER CHEWS

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Prize-Winning Recipe 2007! No baking needed! Just a few minutes of stove-top prep and you're on your way to a peanutty candy-like cookie.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
7 cups crisp rice cereal
1 cup salted peanuts

Steps:

  • Line 2 large cookie sheets with waxed paper or foil.
  • In 5-quart heavy Dutch oven, heat corn syrup to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in peanut butter until melted. Stir in cookie mix until well blended. Cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. (Candy thermometer should read 160°F.)
  • Immediately remove from heat. With wooden spoon or rubber spatula, gently fold in cereal and peanuts until well coated.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly with fingertips. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store covered at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100, Carbohydrate 14 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 85 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g

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