No Bake Crisp Peanut Butter Chews (cookie Mix)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 (17 1/2 ounce) box betty crocker peanut butter cookie mix (1 lb 1.5 oz)
• 7 cups crisp rice cereal
• 1 cup salted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 line 2 large cookie sheets with waxed paper or foil.
• 2 in 5-quart heavy dutch oven, heat corn syrup to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• 3 stir in peanut butter until melted.
• 4 stir in cookie mix until well blended.
• 5 cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. (candy thermometer should read 160°f.
• 6 immediately remove from heat.
• 7 with wooden spoon or rubber spatula, gently fold in cereal and peanuts until well coated.
• 8 drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
• 9 flatten each cookie slightly with fingertips.
• 10 cool completely,
• 11 drizzle with melted chocolate(optional).
• 12 store covered at room temperature.