Peanut Brittle Cookies

"The Love of Baking"is where this recipe came from. Once I didn't have eggs and so I used Eggs Whites and then put the whole bag of chocolate chips in the batter. I did not have any Skor Toffee Chipits packages on hand for the recipe but I had 4 Skor bars which I chopped up then got the bright idea to put them in my mini grinder not a good idea they were almost dust in a second. The cookie came out beautiful toffee crunch on the outside soft and chewy in the centre. I have never used unsalted peanuts only pecans. I forgot the nuts once altogether so I drizzled melted special dark chocolate on top of the cookie. I also dropped the batter by rounded tablespoons and I have rolled the batter in the palms of my hands the dropped cookie looks much more appetizing as the dropped cookie batter bakes with fissures that are slightly crispy and tastes better. Rounded tablespoon yield is 22 cookies if a rounded teaspoon 2 1/2 dozen.This cookie recipe has a consistent excellent taste and texture I can't imagine how good this cookie would be if you actually used what you were suppose too which I will one of these days I will as I love this cookie recipe!

• Ready In: 22 mins
• Serves: 22
• Yields: 44 cookies

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

Directions

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.