recipes

Holiday Fun Candy Cookies

Tips

Simplify:

No peanuts in the cupboard? Replace the 1 cup salted peanuts and 1 cup candies with 2 cups red and green candy-coated chocolate-covered peanuts.

Nutrition Information:

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cookie):
  • Calories 180
    • (Calories from Fat 100)
  • Total Fat 11g
    • (Saturated Fat 4g,
    • Trans Fat 0g)
  • Cholesterol 0mg;
  • Sodium 115mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 17g
    • (Dietary Fiber 1g,
    • Sugars 12g)
  • Protein 4g
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 0%;
  • Vitamin C 0%;
  • Calcium 4%;
  • Iron 8%
Exchanges:
  • 1/2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 1/2 High-Fat Meat;
  • 1 1/2 Fat
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

If you’d rather shape these by hand, coat fingers with butter to make the job easier.

Prep time:
15 Min
Total time:
1 Hr 15 Min
Makes:
About 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
  • 3 cups Cheerios® cereal
  • 1 cup salted peanuts
  • 1 cup red and green candy-coated chocolate candies
  • 1/2 package (16-oz size) vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
Directions
  1. Into large bowl, measure cereal, peanuts and candies; set aside.
  2. Melt candy coating as directed on package; stir in peanut butter. Pour over cereal mixture, stirring until evenly coated.
  3. Drop mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand about 1 hour or refrigerate until firm.