Got a hankering for something brown sugary
sweet and peanutty flavored? Then stir up a batch of these stove-top
cookies!
Peanut Butter-Penuche Drops
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 cup 2 % milk
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- Have all ingredients pre-measured and
ready. Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or foil; set aside.
- In a large heavy saucepan combine the
butter, milk, sugar and salt. Bring mixture to boil over medium
heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full
rolling boil. Without stirring, let mixture boil for 3 minutes,
no less - no more. Immediately remove from heat.
- Stir in peanut butter and vanilla, stirring
until peanut butter has melted. Quickly stir in the oats, mixing
well.
- Working fast, drop mixture by spoonfuls
onto waxed paper or foil. Allow to cool and become firm, about
30 minutes.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Cook's Tip: If the mixture is accidentally
overcooked, it will result in extremely dry cookies, sometimes
so crumbly the mixture will not hold together enough to form
a cookie. If this sort of thing occurs once the oats are added,
then stir a tablespoon of milk (more or less) at a time until
the mixture is moist enough to work with. Under cooking the mixture
will result in cookies that must be eaten with a spoon...or may
harden overnight!
Nutrition Facts (per serving: 1 cookie):
213.5 calories; 32% calories from fat; 8.0g total fat; 10.6mg
cholesterol; 61.6mg sodium; 191.0mg potassium; 32.1g carbohydrates;
2.4g fiber; 18.4g sugar; 29.7g net carbs; 4.9g protein.
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