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Title: Lone Star Peanut Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 30 Cookies

2 c All-purpose flour; sifted
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Salt
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Butter-flavor shortening;
- +1/2 ts
1/2 c Creamy peanut butter
1 lg Egg
2 ts Vanilla extract
Spanish peanuts; skinned &
- split into halves -OR-
Regular peanuts; quartered
1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips

In medium-size bowl, combine 1-1/2 cup flour, baking powder,
cinnamon, and salt; set aside. In large bowl, with electric mixer
on medium speed, beat sugar, 1/2 cup shortening, peanut butter,
egg, and vanilla until smooth.

Reduce mixer speed to low; gradually beat in flour mixture until
well blended. With spoon, stir in enough of remaining flour until
stiff dough forms. Divide dough in half.

Heat oven to 375?F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets or line with
baking parchment paper, On lightly floured surface, roll out one
dough half to 3/16" thickness. With 3-1/4" star-shaped cookie
cutter, cut dough into stars. Place dough stars, 1/2" apart, on
greased sheet. Press a peanut half into the points of each star.
Repeat with other half of dough. Reroll all trimmings and cut out
more stars.

Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cookies
stand 1 minute on sheet; cool completely on wire rack.

In microwave-safe cup, melt chocolate with the remaining 1/2 ts
shortening in microwave oven on high (100 percent) 2 minutes. Stir
until smooth, cool, and transfer to small waxed-paper cone or
pastry bag fitted with small writing tip. Write Lone Star or other
words on each cookie. Let cookies stand until chocolate is set.
Store cookies in an airtight container.

Per cookie: 124 calories, 14 g carbs, 7 g fat, 2 g protein,
0.6 g fiber, 6 mg cholesterol, 45 mg sodium

Recipe FROM: Country Living, Jun 1994

Formatted by: DP & GG

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