Kathy's Peanut Butterfinger® Oatmeal Cookies
Description
Use up leftover Halloween candy bars in this recipe for thin, crisp, and chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup old-fashioned oats
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 1/4 cups extra crunchy peanut butter
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup shortening
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
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2 eggs
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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18 fun size bars chocolate-covered crispy peanut butter candy (such as Butterfinger®), crushed
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Process flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a food processor until blended.
3
Beat peanut butter, brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, and unsalted butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well-blended. Add vanilla.
4
Stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture; add crushed peanut butter candy and stir until just combined. Drop 1-inch spoonfuls of the dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
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Bake cookies in the preheated oven until light brown, about 15 minutes.