Peanut Brittle Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (crisco golden)
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups flour (robin hood all purpose )
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 lb peanut butter chips
• 1 cup skor english toffee bit
• 3/4 cup unsalted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f (180°c). line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat shortening with sugars and vanilla until creamy. beat in egg. add flour, baking soda and salt, mixing until incorporated. stir in 1 cup (250 ml) reese's peanut butter chipits, all toffee bits and all peanuts.
• 3 drop mixture by rounded tablespoons (15 ml) onto prepared baking sheets, about 2” (5 cm) apart.
• 4 bake each sheet in preheated oven 10 - 12 minutes or until deep golden brown and just set. cool on sheet, 3 minutes. remove to wire racks and cool completely. melt remaining peanut butter chips in microwave on high (100%) about 45 seconds. drizzle over cooled cookies.