Description: Elrond's guests clamor for more!

Submitted by: monasua on 2003-10-08 11:35:57

Serves: 50

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

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Ingredients

1 1/4 c. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
3/4 c. cocoa
2 eggs
2 c. peanut butter cup candies (such as Reese's), crumbled
2 c. unsifted all purpose flour
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Cream butter or margarine and sugar in large mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla; blend well.

Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Stir in peanut butter candy pieces.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake 8-9 minutes.

Cookies will be soft. They will puff during baking, flatten upon cooling. Cool on cookie sheet until set, about 1 minute, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Makes about 4 1/2 dozen.