CROCKPOT CANDY

LOVE PEANUTS, PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE? THIS CANDY IS FOR YOU!!!

Ingredients

1 - 16 oz jar	unsalted peanuts
1 - 16 oz. jar	salted peanuts
1 - 12 oz bag	semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 - 12 oz bag	milk chocolate chips
2 - 10 oz bags	peanut butter chips
2 - 1 lb pkg	white chocolate chips

Directions

Layer all ingredients in a large crockpot (starting with peanuts).  Pile chips on top of peanuts and not too close to sides of pot or they will burn.   Turn the pot on low, cover with lid, and leave sitting for 2 hours. Next, time I would stir this after an hour to prevent any scorching of the peanuts!!!!!  Watch it closely.  Then stir and spoon mixture on to wax paper or into cupcake liners.  Chill 1 hour.  

Adapted from Just a Pinch

THE MOST INSANE CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE EVER!!!!!!

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup + 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter chip chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
 
Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
 
Melt the 8 ounces of chocolate chips in the microwave until smooth.

In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla. Set aside. With an electric mixer, beat the butter until smooth and creamy – about 1 minute.  Beat in the sugars. 

Mix in the beaten egg/vanilla until incorporated.  Add the chocolate and beat until combined.  Add the dry ingredients on slow speed.  Fold in the chocolate chips and pb chips.

Chill dough for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Scoop about 2 Tbsp of dough and roll into a ball.  Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies have just begun to set with the centers still appearing very soft.  I also like to make them even BIGGER and bake 1-14 mins.  They will firm up as they cool.

Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

adapted from Cooks Illustrated