Winner: Double-Delight Peanut Butter Cookies |
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Prep Time: 45 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Contest 43 and Carolyn Gurtz, Gaithersburg, MD - 2008 $1,000,000 Winner, $5,000 Jif(r) Peanut Butter /bakeoff Twist[ on the classic peanut butter cookie. Crunchy outside, creamy inside with just a hint of cinnamon. A real winner!] Ingredients:
1/4 cup fisher(r) dry roasted peanuts, finely chopped |
1/4 cup domino(r) or c and h(r) granulated sugar |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/2 cup jif(r) creamy peanut butter |
1/2 cup domino(r) or c and h(r) powdered sugar |
1 roll (16.5 oz) pillsbury(r) create 'n bake(r) refrigerated peanut butter cookies, well chilled |
Directions:
1. Heat in oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl mix chopped peanuts, granulated sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
2. In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls.
3. Cut roll of cookie dough into 12 slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise to make 24 pieces; flatten slightly. Shape 1 cookie dough piece around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls.
4. Roll each covered ball in peanut mixture; gently pat mixture completely onto balls. On ungreased large cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Spray bottom of drinking glass with CRISCO(r) Original No-Stick Cooking Spray: press into remaining peanut mixture. Flatten each ball to 1/2-inch thickness with bottom of glass. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture evenly on tops of cookies; gently press into dough.
5. Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered.
6. High altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
7. Fisher is a registered trademark of John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6057 U.S.A.
8. (r)JIF is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company
9. C and H is a registered trademark of C and H Sugar Company, Crockett, CA
10. Domino is the registered trademark of American Sugar Refining, Inc. Yonkers, NY 10750
11. (r)CRISCO is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company
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