Cookie Brittle

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Yield about 4 dozen
Test Kitchen Approved
"This recipe originally called for chocolate chips, but my family and friends like it better when I use peanut butter chips," remarks Betty Byrnes Consbruck of Gainesville, Florida. "I often make it for unexpected guests."

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/4 cups peanut butter chips
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in peanut butter chips.
  2. Line a 15x10x1-in. baking pan with foil; coat with cooking spray. Gently press dough into the pan; sprinkle with pecans and press into dough.
  3. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Invert pan and remove foil. Break brittle into pieces; store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 99 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 50mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

"This recipe originally called for chocolate chips, but my family and friends like it better when I use peanut butter chips," remarks Betty Byrnes Consbruck of Gainesville, Florida. "I often make it for unexpected guests."
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