Butterfinger Cookies

This is my favorite cookie recipe! If you like peanut butter, you have to try it!!! I found the recipe in a Taste of Home Magazine, which always has wonderful recipes in them!

• Ready In: 32 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2  large  egg whites
• 1 1⁄4 cups chunky peanut butter
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 5 (2 1/8ounce)  butterfinger candy bars, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
3. Add egg whites; beat well.
4. Blend in peanut butter and vanilla.
5. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
6. Stir in candy bars.
7. Shape into 1 1/2-inch balls and place on a baking sheet.
8. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes, or until cookies just start to turn brown.
9. Do not over bake!
10. Let sit on cookie sheet for a few minutes, before transfering to a wire rack.
11. Cool completely.