Peanut Brittle Cookies

Peanuts, toffee bits, and peanut butter chips are folded into cookie dough creating a peanut brittle cookie for the holiday season.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 119 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• ¾ cup unsalted peanuts
• ½ cup golden vegetable shortening
• 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips, divided
• 1 cup toffee baking bits (such as SKOR®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Beat shortening with brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla in a bowl until creamy. Add egg; beat until smooth. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until incorporated. Fold in 1 cup peanut butter chips, toffee bits, and peanuts. Drop batter by the rounded tablespoonful about 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until deep golden brown and just set in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on sheet for 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Step 4

Heat remaining peanut butter chips in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until melted, about 45 seconds. Drizzle over cooled cookies.