#2539 - Deluxe Peanut Butter Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 refrigerated roll (18oz.) peanut butter cookie dough
1 cup Rice Krispies cereal
1 - 16oz. bag M&Ms chocolate candies
1 - refrigerated roll (18oz.) sugar cookie dough
1 1/2 cups chopped Planter's roasted peanuts

Place the chopped peanuts in a bowl--set aside. In a bowl break peanut butter cookie dough into small pieces and add 1/2 cup Rice Krispies and 1 cup M&Ms - mix with your hands. In a separate bowl break sugar cookie dough into small pieces and add 1/2 cup Rice Krispies and 1 cup M&Ms--mix with your hands. Take half of the peanut butter dough and put it into the sugar cookie dough bowl and take half of the sugar cookie dough and put it into the peanut butter cookie bowl--mix both bowls separately using your hands. Scoop a spoonful of dough on a spoon and roll it into a ball. Dip half of the dough ball in the chopped peanuts, then place the ball (peanut side up) on to a greased cookie sheet. Repeat with all dough in both bowls. Use a greased fork to gently press down each dough ball so the peanuts are pressed into the dough ball. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes (longer if you make large dough balls).