Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Treats

Prize-Winning Recipe 2009! Here's a must-try cookie treat that's reminiscent of a favorite sweet cereal snack with chocolate, peanut butter and powdered sugar.

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

1:25

Hr:Mins

Makes

dozen

Reynolds™ Parchment Paper

pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® peanut butter cookie mix

tablespoons vegetable oil

tablespoon water

egg

Coating

cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)

1/4

cup butter or margarine

1/4

cup peanut butter

teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2

to 2 cups powdered sugar

Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with Reynolds Parchment Paper; set aside. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On lined cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
In small microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla.
Place 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag; set aside. Place 12 cooled cookies in large bowl. Pour 1/3 of chocolate mixture over cookies in bowl. Using rubber spatula, toss cookies gently to coat. Place cookies in bag with powdered sugar; seal bag. Gently turn bag to coat cookies. Remove cookies from bag to cooling rack to set. Repeat with 12 more cookies and 1/2 of remaining chocolate mixture; repeat again until all cookies are coated, adding additional powdered sugar to bag as needed.

Makes 3 dozen cookies

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens

Place food directly on Reynolds® Parchment Paper and bake as directed. Treats will bake evenly and release from paper with ease. Plus, because you're baking right on the paper, clean-up is a breeze.

Winner's Quote

"These treats are a bigger and better version of one of my favorite comfort foods, puppy chow."

Family Fun

Make it "cookie night" with the family. Everyone can take part in this cookie from forming the balls to shaking them in the bag with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie)

Calories 140

(Calories from Fat 60),

Total Fat 7g

(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
Trans Fat 0g),

Cholesterol 10mg;
Sodium 90mg;
Total Carbohydrate 18g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 13g),

Protein 2g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
1 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Treats

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens