MUDDY BUDDY COOKIES

I do believe I have a new favorite cookie.  Once these are complete, the cookie gets softer and when you bite into it...it's like eating a Reese's peanut butter cup cookie! Yup! That good!  I did have trouble getting my chocolate to thin out (tried making it 3x) and had to spread it on rather than dip but they were still absolutely delish!!!!  A must make!!!! Thanks to Cookies and Cups for this winning recipe!

Oh and the peanut butter cookie on its own? Also incredible if you need a standard pb cookie recipe!

Ingredients

Cookie
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
   
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
   
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup flour
Coating
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar

How to Make

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment
3. Cream butter and peanut butter together until smooth. Add both sugars and beat for 2 minutes.
4. Add egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt. 
5. Add flour.
6. Scoop tablespoon amounts. Roll into a ball and then flatten to approximately 1/2 inch thick. Place on baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
7. Bake for 10 minutes until golden edges.
8. Remove from oven and cool completely.
Coating
9. In microwave safe bowl combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Heat on high for 1 minute and then stir until smooth.
10. Place powdered sugar in bowl.
11. Dip each cookie in chocolate and using a fork remove cookie, tapping off excess chocolate. You don't need a lot of chocolate coating on the cookies.
12. Immediately dip the cookie into the powdered sugar and toss to coat completely.
13. Place back on cooling rack to until chocolate is set. Repeat for all cookies.

Store at room temp covered 

WARNING: CAN'T JUST EAT ONE!!! SECRET RECIPE CLUB!

FOR THE SECRET RECIPE CLUB THIS MONTH, I WAS ASSIGNED A BLOG CALLED, "EVERYDAY INSANITY-TACKLING LIFE ONE BROWNIE RECIPE AT A TIME." CINDY HAS A SCRUMPTIOUS BLOG THAT YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO CHECK OUT! MANY OF HER BROWNIE RECIPES LOOKED DELISH BUT I WANTED SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I READ THROUGH MANY POSTS AND THEN I SAW THEM! THE MUDDY BUDDIES!!!! I HAVE NEVER MADE THESE BUT KNEW I HAD EATEN THEM AND LOVED THEM ONCE UPON A TIME. THEY WERE ALSO GLUTEN FREE WHICH WAS PERFECT FOR MY HUBBY!! MY ONLY VARIATION WAS TO ADD SOME MINI M AND M'S AND I SERVED THEM IN CUTE CUPCAKE LINERS I HAD! SO HAPPY I HAD CINDY'S BLOG BUT CINDY I THINK I AM MAD AT YOU...WHY? BECAUSE I CANNNNNOT STOP EATING MUDDY BUDDIES!!!! HEE HEE

Chex Muddy Buddies
9 cups Rice Chex
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Microwave chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter for 1 minute, stir, cook for 30 more seconds or longer until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stir until evenly coated. Pour into large plastic food storage bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on wax paper to cool. Add mini m and m's!