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Ingredients:

• ¼ cup dry roasted peanuts, finely chopped

• ¼ cup sugar

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ½ cup creamy peanut butter

• ½ cup powdered sugar

• 1 (16.5-ounce) package Pillsbury Create 'n Bake refrigerated peanut butter cookies, well chilled  

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. In small bowl, mix chopped peanuts, sugar and cinnamon; set aside.

2. In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 (1-inch) balls.

3. Cut roll of cookie dough into 12 slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise to make 24 pieces; flatten slightly. Shape 1 cookie dough piece around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls.

4. Roll each covered ball in peanut mixture; gently pat mixture completely onto balls. On ungreased large cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Spray bottom of drinking glass with nonstick cooking spray; press into remaining peanut mixture. Flatten each ball to ¼ -inch thickness with bottom of glass. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture evenly on tops of cookies; gently press into dough.

5. Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered. Makes 24 cookies.