3rd Place Traditional PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERFINGER COOKIES

Submitted by Karon Illobre, Franklin

"I love peanut butter and I love Butterfinger. I bet I made 15 batches before I perfected this recipe. Be careful to buy fresh Butterfinger candy bars when you make these."

Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cookies

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup crushed Butterfinger candy bar
1½ cups plain all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt

Beat together sugars, butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add eggs, vanilla and candy; beat. Combine flour, soda, powder and salt; add and beat. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Judge’s Comment:

The ingredients are well-blended, and the chewy middle is complemented by the crunchy outside.

– Kayla Duffey