Watch for smiles and plenty of hugs when you pass a tray of favorite chocolate and peanut butter cookies.
Yield: 7 dozen cookies
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Increase flour to 3 1/4 cups.
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Blossoms: Increase chocolate candies to 8 1/2 dozen. Melt 1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips; beat in with eggs. After shaping dough into balls, roll in chocolate decorating decors (you'll need four 1.75 ounce bottles). Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Yield: 8 1/2 dozen cookies.
To melt chocolate chips for the cookie variation, microwave in a microwavable bowl uncovered on High for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring halfway through. If necessary, microwave for an additional 10 to 20 seconds, stirring until smooth.
The chocolate decors for the cookie variation will stick when the consistency of the dough is moist; if dough appears dry, lightly roll balls between hands to press sprinkles in.
Did You Know: Cookie dough can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours before baking. If it's too firm, let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Cookie sheets should be at least 2 inches smaller than the inside of your oven to allow the heat to circulate around the cookie sheets.
Per serving: Calories 100 (Calories from Fat 50); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 65mg; Total Carbohydrate 11g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 7g); Protein 2g
Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2%
Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Betty Crocker
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