Ingredients

• 3 C. cookie mix
• 3/4 C. peanut butter
• 1 egg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 deg. Grease cookie sheets.

2. In large bowl, mix together all ingredients. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on prepared cookie sheet. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in flour.

3. Bake about 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack. Makes about 48 cookies.

4. VARIATIONS:

5. PEANUT BUTTER STARS – Roll balls in sugar. place about 2" apart on greased cookie sheet; DO NOT flatten. Bake until edges are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Immediately press 1 milk chocolate star firmly in each cookie. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack. Makes about 4 doz. cookies.

6. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES – Shape dough into 1" balls. Place about 2" apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes. Remove from oven and flatten with spatula. Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet; cool completely on wire rack. Put cookies together in pairs with jelly. Makes 24 sandwich cookies.

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