insideKENT Magazine Issue 126 - October 2022 | Page 75

SKIPPY ® Spooky Cookies Recipe by : SKIPPY ® Peanut Butter www . peanutbutter . uk . com
Makes : 66 cookies Ingredients :
• 1x 340g jar Extra Smooth or Extra Crunchy SKIPPY ® Peanut Butter
• 250g all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 / 4 tsp salt
• 170g butter
• 150g granulated sugar
• 165g firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method : 1 . Heat oven to 180 ° C .
2 . In a small bowl , combine flour , baking powder , baking soda and salt ; mix well .
3 . In a large bowl , beat together peanut butter and margarine with an electric mixer until smooth . Beat in granulated and brown sugars , then eggs and vanilla until blended . Beat in flour mixture just until blended .
4 . Shape the dough into 1-inch balls . On ungreased baking sheets , arrange cookies 2 inches apart , and bake for 12 minutes or until lightly golden . If decorating like spiders , remove to cool on baking sheets for 2-3 minutes . Decorate to look like spiders , if desired .
5 . If decorating like spiders , gently press a mini chocolate button or chunk into the top of each cookie while still warm . When chocolate starts to melt , attach thin pretzel ‘ legs ’ by placing the end of the pretzel into melted chocolate . Cool completely then attach mini coated candy pieces for ‘ eyes ’ and mini sugar pearls for ‘ pupils ’ with peanut butter .
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