because winter makes me hungry.

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i'm on a bit of a cooking kick. something about cold weather makes me want to eat. and eat i shall.

tracy over at sugar crafter created this yum-mazing recipe for muddy buddy COOKIES.

peanut butter cookies:

2 and 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

2 sticks butter, softened

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. in a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.

2. in a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth, then add in the peanut butter and beat until well-blended. beat in the sugars and then the eggs, one at a time. gradually beat in the dry ingredients.

3. shape into 1-1.5″ balls and bake for about 12 minutes. makes about 3 dozen cookies.

for the coating:

1 stick butter (you can use more or less depending on how thick you want the chocolate to be)
2 cups chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla extract
powdered sugar, for rolling

1. while the cookies are cooling, melt the stick of butter and chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. stir until smooth, and then stir in the vanilla extract.

2. after the cookies have cooled completely, dunk them in the chocolate.

3. roll each of the cookies in the powdered sugar and enjoy!