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Peanut Turtle Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
COOKIE:
1½ c. flour
¼ t. baking soda
¼ t. salt
½ c. butter
1 c, brown sugar
1 egg
½ t. vanilla extract
1 c. cocktail or Spanish peanuts

FROSTING:
⅓ c. milk
1 sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. powered sugar
¾ t. vanilla extract
¼ c. peanut butter
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º

COOKIE:
Stir together flour, soda, and salt. Set aside.
With a standing mixer bowl, cream butter and brown sugar on high speed for 4-5 minutes.
Add beat in egg and vanilla.
Gradually mix in dry ingredients until it is all blended. Cover and chill.

Grease a baking sheet with butter or shortening.
Shape dough into balls using about 1 T. of dough for each.
Press each ball onto a teaspoon of peanuts on a greased baking sheet.

Bake 10-12 min. Let cookies cool before frosting

FROSTING:
Melt chocolate with milk over low heat.
Stir in sugar and vanilla. Heat to boiling.
Blend in peanut butter.
Keep frosting warm over hot water while frosting the cookies.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
2½ dozen

 

 

 

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