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Holiday: Dave's Christmas Crunch Cookies

Source of Recipe

Dave, Seattle Cookie Swap, Washington


List of Ingredients

Cookies:
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup peanut butter, creamy or crunchy
6 cups puffed rice cereal (recommended: Rice Krispies)

Glaze:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1 cup butterscotch chips, melted




Recipe

For the cookies:
In a medium saucepan, bring the sugar and corn syrup to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Remove from heat, stir in the peanut butter, and then fold in the puffed rice. Let cool until cool enough to touch. Spread waxed paper to cover a 2-foot long area. Press cookie batter, 1/2-inch thick, onto waxed paper. Cut cookies with cookie cutters, and then transfer to a cookie sheet.


For the glaze:
Melt chocolate and butterscotch separately in a double boiler over barely simmering water or in the microwave at 50 percent power.

In a medium bowl, combine melted chocolate and butterscotch. Using the back of a metal spoon, drizzle glaze over the cookies. Set aside until glaze sets, about 15 to 20 minutes.

YIELD: 1 Dozen