Peanut Brittle Cookies with Peanut Butter Icing

Rating: 5
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 1 (10 x 14-inch) pan
Cake-like cookies loaded with salted peanuts and drizzled with peanut butter icing.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup salted peanuts
• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

icing:

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F. Line a 10 x 14 - inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon. Finely chop up half the peanuts and stir into the flour mixture. Set aside.
3. In a separate large bowl beat the butter on low speed until light and fluffy. On low speed gradually add brown sugar beating until smooth. Beat in vanilla and 2 tablespoons of the beaten egg. Add the flour/peanut mixture and combine well, it will be thick.
4. Spread the dough out evenly on the baking sheet and use the remaining egg to brush the top. Sprinkle the rest of the peanuts over top. Bake about 20 minutes until slightly golden brown. Let cool in pan.
5. Once cooled make the icing by whisking the confectioners' sugar with the milk. Melt the peanut butter 15 - 20 seconds and whisk into the confectioners'. Drizzle over top of the cookie. Let set then carefully break the cookie into pieces. Store in airtight container up to 1 week.

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