Contest 43 and Carolyn Gurtz, Gaithersburg, MD - 2008 $1,000,000 Winner, $5,000 Jif(r) Peanut Butter Award.www.pillsbury.com/bakeoff Twist on the classic peanut butter cookie. Crunchy outside, creamy inside with just a hint of cinnamon. A real winner!
Ingredients
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:
Directions
Heat in oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl mix chopped peanuts, granulated sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls.
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.
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.
Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered.
High altitude (3500-6500 ft): No change.
Fisher is a registered trademark of John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6057 U.S.A.
(r)JIF is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company
C and H is a registered trademark of C and H Sugar Company, Crockett, CA
Domino is the registered trademark of American Sugar Refining, Inc. Yonkers, NY 10750
(r)CRISCO is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company
















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By codysimps
on May 22, 2011
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i'm the biggest peanut butter lover ever. i love peanut butter crackers, cookies, you name it.
and i have not yet tried them yet but this is the first recipe that caught my eye. and i need a family recipe because i love making thngs with my family and we all LOVE pb cookies.
By illsided
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these are the best peanut butter cookies ever
By ebriley
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on December 20, 2010
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I know these were made with pre-made dough, which made me initially second-guess the recipe, but these are great if you're a peanut-butteer lover. I took these to work & everyone gobbled them up.
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