Choco peanut butter dreams

52 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1½cupPacked Brown Sugar
1cupPeanut Butter
¾cupMargarine
⅓cupWater
1Egg
1teaspoonVanilla
3cupsQuaker Oats; uncooked
1½cupFlour
½teaspoonBaking Soda
1½cupSemisweet Chocolate Chips
4teaspoonsShortening
⅓cupChopped Peanuts

Directions

Heat oven to 350. Beat sugar, peanut butter and margarine unti fluffy.

Blend in water, egg and vanilla; add combined dry ingredients, mixing well.

Shape into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten with glass dipped in sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.

In saucepan over low heat, melt cocolate and shortening stirring constantly until smooth.* Top each cookie with ½ tsp. chocolate; sprinkle with nuts.

Chill until set.

*Note: Place chocolate and shortening in glass container; microwave at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute and then every 30 seconds until smooth.

Recipe by: Quaker Oats

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 388 by James and Susan Kirkland <kirkland@...> on Dec 20, 1997