INGREDIENTS
2
cups all-purpose flour
1/3
cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1
teaspoon baking soda
1/2
teaspoon salt
1‑1/3
cups packed light brown sugar
1/2
cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2
cup shortening
2
eggs
2
teaspoons vanilla
1
cup candy-coated chocolate pieces
1
cup raisins
3/4
cup salted peanuts
PREPARATION:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in medium bowl; set aside.
- Beat brown sugar, butter and shortening in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture beating at low speed until blended. Stir in chocolate pieces, raisins and peanuts.
- Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 3 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with fingertips. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until almost set. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Transfer to wire racks; cool completely.
Gift Idea
For small thank-you gifts, party favors or stocking stuffers, place 2 to 4 cookies in a cellophane bags or small plastic food storage bags. (Use the kind without a zipper.) Gather the tops and secure the bags with silk flowers or holiday greenery on flexible wire stems.
This recipe appears in:
Chocolate
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
Serving Size:
1 cookie
Fiber
2 g
Carbohydrate
38 g
Cholesterol
35 mg
Saturated Fat
6 g
Total Fat
15 g
Calories from Fat
44 %
Calories
294
Protein
4 g
Sodium
209 mg
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
Starch
2-1/2
Fat
2-1/2
