Halloween Cookies

Name: Halloween Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup peanut butter; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Ready In:: 17mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 4 dozen

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups sifted all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ cup butter
¹⁄₂ cup peanut butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

Sift flour with soda and salt.
In a separate bowl, cream margarine, peanut butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
Fold in flour mixture until just blended.
Shape into rolls about 3 inches in diameter.
Wrap in wax paper and chill in refrigerator overnight or until firm.
Slice rolls 1/8" thick.
Make Halloween faces using peanuts, raisins, chocolate or butterscotch chips, or red candies for eyes, nose and mouth.
Use colored coconut or chocolate sprinkles for hair.
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees F for about 12 minutes.

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This is an amazing recipe and perfect for rolled cookies/shapes. The peanut butter is such a great change from the usual sugar cookie....we made these on a few days before Halloween and every one of them was eaten!

LJF605