Boo Scotti

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup salted peanuts, finely chopped
• 1 (16-ounce) package vanilla candy coating (almond bark)
• Candy eyes, mini chocolate chips, decorator sugar, nonpareils etc.

1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. Combine sugar and butter in bowl.
3. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4. Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
5. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
6. Stir in peanuts.
7. Divide dough in half; shape each half into 13-inch log.
8. Place 4 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet.
9. Flatten each log to 2-inch width.
10. Bake 24-27 minutes or until lightly browned and set.
11. Cool on cookie sheet 1 hour.
12. Heat oven to 325F.
13. Carefully place logs onto cutting surface.
14. Cut logs diagonally into 1/2-inch slices with serrated knife.
15. Arrange slices, cut-side down, onto ungreased cookie sheet.
16. Bake 18-20 minutes, turning once, or until crisp.
17. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.
18. Melt candy coating in heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat.
19. Dip half of each cookie into melted candy coating.
20. Lightly shake off excess coating; place onto waxed paper.
21. Decorate immediately before coating sets.
22. Let stand at least 1 hour at room temperature until coating is set.
23. Store between sheets of waxed paper in loosely covered container.

sugar, butter, o lakes eggs, vanilla, allpurpose, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, peanuts, coating, chocolate chips

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1533/boo-scotti (may not work)