Choco peanut butter dreams

 
                         Choco Peanut Butter Dreams
 
 Recipe By     : Quaker Oatmeal ad, Family Circle, December 20, 1988
 Serving Size  : 72   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cookies                          Chocolate
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1 1/2  cups          Brown Sugar
    1      cup           Peanut Butter
      3/4  cup           Margarine
      1/3  cup           Water
    1                    Egg
    1      tsp           vanilla
    3      cups          Oats -- uncooked
    1 1/2  cups          Flour
      1/2  tsp           Baking Soda
    1 1/2  cups          Chocolate Chips
    4      tsp           Shortening
      1/3  cup           Chopped Peanuts
 
 Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Beat sugar, peanut butter and margarine until
fluffy.  Blend in water, egg, and vanilla; add combined dry ingredients, mixing
well.  Shape into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten with
glass dipped in sugar.	Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool
completely.
 In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and shortening, stirring constantly
until smooth.*	Top each cookie with 1/2 tsp. chocolate; sprinkle with nuts. 
Chill until set.
 *Microwave instructions:  Place chocolate and shortening in a glass container;
microwave at HIGH 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute and then every 30
seconds until smooth.
                     
 
 
 
 
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