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Lone Star Peanut Cookies - Country Living

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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation10 minutes
Cooking10 minutes
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Ingredients

2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon ground
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening plus 1/2 t butter-flavor
1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Spanish peanuts, ski peanuts
1/2 cup chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet chips

Directions

In medium-size bowl, combine 1 1/2 C flour, the baking powder, In large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat sugar, 1/2 C shortening, the peanut butter, egg, and vanilla until smooth.

Reduce mixer speed to low; gradually beat in flour mixture until 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-inch thickness.

With 3 1/4-inch star-shaped cookie cutter, cut dough into stars.

Place dough stars, 1/2 inch 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.

4. 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 teaspoon butter.

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.

Nutrition information per cookie-protein: 2 grams; fat: 7 grams; carbohydrate: 14 grams; fiber: 6 gram; sodium: 45 milligrams; cholesterol: 6 milligrams; calories: 124.

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