Butterfinger Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 (2 1/8 ounce) butterfinger candy bars

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
• 3 in a food processor, blend sugars, butter, egg whites, and vanilla until light and fluffy, stopping once to scrape down the sides of the work bowl, about 1 minute.
• 4 add the peanut butter and process using on/off pulses until combined, about 20 seconds.
• 5 add flour, salt and baking soda and blend until just combined using 2 to 3 on/off turns; do not over process.
• 6 transfer mixture to a large bowl.
• 7 cut candy bars into 1/2 inch pieces and stir into dough.
• 8 mound dough by 1 1/2 tablespoons onto prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
• 9 flatten slightly using fingers.
• 10 bake until dry in appearance and centers are slightly soft to touch, about 15 minutes.
• 11 cool on cookie sheets 3 minutes before removing (they will fall apart until the candy hardens up a bit).
• 12 transfer to wire racks to cool completely.