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The Nuttiest Rainbow Cookies Recipe


The Nuttiest Rainbow Cookies Recipe
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A chewy, moist and slightly lighter peanut butter and whole-wheat cookie base is the perfect foil for chopped M&M candy folded in. A brilliant way to make someone’s day… or lunchtime!

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Ingredients
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ¾ cup smooth, low-fat peanut butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons non- or low-fat plain yogurt
  • 1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups whole-wheat flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup M&M candies, slightly crushed

Directions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350F.
  2. Cream together shortening, sugar, honey and peanut butter until smooth.
  3. Beat in egg, yogurt, and vanilla.
  4. In another bowl, blend flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture until well blended. Fold in M&Ms.
  5. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto un-greased cookie sheets.
  6. Bake 10 minutes, cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Amount Per Serving
Calories: 154.4
Total Fat: 7.2 g
Cholesterol: 11.1 mg
Sodium: 71.6 mg
Total Carbs: 20.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 3.6 g


Sounds delicious! Love the whole wheat flour, the yogurt, and the honey! Great ingredients.


Yum n beautiful!thanks!


Wholesome and healthy ingredients
thanks jojoba


Sounds good colorful. Thanks


Yum, very cute name


Pretty darn healthy cookies..wish I was chomping on these today instead of that half pan of reeses fudge brownies that I finished!! BAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!


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