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Crisp Peanut Butter Chews

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Servings 6
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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.
Created Jan 16, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
  • 7 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 1 cup salted peanuts

Steps

  •  
    1
    Line 2 large baking sheets with waxed paper or foil.
  •  
    2
    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 thermometre should read 160°F.)
  •  
    3
    Immediately remove from heat. With wooden spoon or rubber spatula, gently fold in cereal and peanuts until well coated.
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    4
    Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie slightly with fingertips. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store covered at room temperature.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Did You Know? This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2007 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest . More than $10,000 was awarded!
  • Tip 2
    Success The cooking of these cookies goes quickly, so it's best to have all the ingredients measured and ready for mixing.
  • Tip 3
    Variation Spread cookie mixture in an ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Cut into bars.
  • Tip 4
    Special Touch Drizzle melted milk chocolate chips over cookies.

Nutrition Information

100 Calories, 4g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 14g Total Carbs, 6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 6
Calories
100
Total Fat
4g
Saturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
85mg
Total Carbs
14g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Sugars
6g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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