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Back-to-School Cookies

Back-to-School Cookies
These hearty treats are great for an after-school snack or to share with friends. With a glass of cold milk, they’re an irresistible snack. —Frances Pierce, Waddington, New York
78 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups crisp rice cereal
  • 1-1/2 cups chopped nuts
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter and brown sugar
  • until light and fluffy. Beat in egg whites and vanilla. Combine the
  • flour, baking soda and baking powder; gradually add to creamed
  • mixture and mix well. Stir in the cereal, nuts, coconut and oats.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking
  • sheets. Flatten with a fork, forming a crisscross pattern. Bake at
  • 375° for 7-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 6-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 103 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Back-to-School Cookies (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 49 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013