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 By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

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