candy corn & peanut butter cookies

How To Make candy corn & peanut butter cookies

• 1

  In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and peanut butter.
• 2

  Using an electric mixer, cream the ingredients together until light and fluffy.
• 3

  Add in the egg and vanilla extract; mix until fully incorporated.
• 4

  In a separate bowl mix together, the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 5

  Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, then using a spoon, stir ingredients together until blended.
• 6

  Stir in the peanuts.
• 7

  Form cookie dough into 1-inch balls. (I used a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop to make the balls.)
• 8

  Place the dough balls on a baking sheet, and slightly flatten the dough. (I used Pampered Chef Stoneware to bake the cookies.)
• 9

  Bake in a 325 ºF oven for 17 minutes.
• 10

  Remove baking sheet from oven, and immediately press a few candy corns into the top of each cookie.
• 11

  Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for at least 5 minutes, before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 12

  *Note: If desired, substitute crunchy peanut butter for the creamy peanut butter, and omit the salted peanuts all together. I prefer to make the cookies this way, as I also find it easier to top the cookies with the candy corn minus the peanuts inside the cookies.
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