Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE DIPPED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
4 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
1/2 cup finely chopped unsalted cocktail peanuts

Preheat oven to 325. Mix peanut butter, sugar and egg until well blended. Refrigerate 30 min. Roll peanut butter mixture into 18 balls. Place, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheet. Flatten each ball, in criss-cross pattern, with fork. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes Remove from baking sheet to wire rack; cool completely.

Microwave chocolate in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Dip each end of cookie into melted chocolate, shaking off excess. Dip into chopped peanuts. Place cookies on parchment or wax-paper covered baking sheet. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens.