muddy buddy cookies!

Cookies:
1 pouch of Betty Crocker's peanut butter cookie mix
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 egg

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 1: In a large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until dough forms. (make the peanut butter cookies just as directed on the package)
Step 2: Shape dough into balls (I would recommend small balls because when they are finished they are the perfect size.) Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Step 3: Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.


Coating:
(I would recommend starting this step after moving last batch of cookies from the cookie sheets to the cooling racks.)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 to 2 cups powdered sugar

Step 1: In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave chocolate chips, butter and peanut butter uncovered on high for 1 minute to 1 minute 30 seconds; stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla.
Step 2: Place 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar in 1 gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag; set aside.
Step 3: Place 12 cooled cookies in a large bowl. Pour 1/3 chocolate mixture over cookies in bowl. Using a rubber spatula, toss cookies gently to coat. Place cookies in bag with powdered sugar; seal bag. Gently turn bag to coat cookies. (Kody and I only put a few cookies in at a time because we like our cookies to be more on the soft/doughy side and didn't want them to break apart. We also dipped our cookies in the chocolate mixture versus the stirring option for the same reason.) Remove cookies from bag to cooling rack to set.

Step 4: Repeat with 12 more cookies and 1/2 remaining chocolate mixture; repeat again until all cookies are coated, adding additional powdered sugar to bag as needed.
Step 5: Eat and enjoy!

My boss/friend made these for her bead party that I attended a few weeks ago and they were absolutely DELIGHTFUL!!! Kody and I are HUGE fans of muddy buddies so we thought we'd try our hands at the cookie style...worth it! :0)