Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

1 & 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1& 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch
1& 3/3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda

3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 Tbsplight corn syrup
2 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg

cooking spray
3 Tbsp sugar

Preheat 375 
Makes 48  1pt each 
Mix cookies trditionaly and shape into 48 1 inch balls.
Roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart 
Bake 7 minutes.
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Rice Krispie Treats
20 2 inch squares
1 point each

4 cups mini marshmellos
1/4 cup low fat buttermilk
5 cups Rice Krispies cereal

Melt and mix.  Spray a 9x11 baking dish
cut into 2" inch squares
WW Turtles
1 box WW chocolate carmel mini bars
36 mini pretzel twists
36 pecan halves
325 degrees

Place foil on cookie sheet. Place prtzels in a single layer on teh cookie sheet.  Slice the mini bar into 3 pieces and place one piece on each pretzel.  Bake in oven for 3-4 minutes until the caramel gets soft/shiny.  When you take them out of the oven press one pecan half into each one.  Refrigerate 1/2 hour.
Peanut Butter Cornflake Bars

16 servings  3 points

4 Tbs light stick margarine
4 cups (about 40 marshmellows)
1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
6 cups cornflakes
1/4 cup mini choco chips
Spary 8" square baking dish
Melt margarine in a largem heavy saucepan over me heat. Add marshmellows and cook, stirring constantly, until melted(about 7 minutes)  Stir in peanut butter.  Temove pan from heat; stir in the cereal and chips.  Pour into the baking dish.  Press the mixture flat W/sheet of wax paper; cool 30 minutes.  Turn out onto rack and cool 30 minutes more.
Haystacks

yields 24  1 point each

3 cups Fiber One cereal
12 ounces choco chips

Melt chocolate in microwave and stir to smooth out.  Stir in cereal and drop by Tablespoons onto a cookie sheet.  Place in to the refrigerator or freezer to firm.
You can use peanut butter chips in place of the chocolate
Icebox Sugar Cookies

yields 24   1 point each

Combine 1 cup flour, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1/8 tsp salt.  Set aside.
Beat 4 Tbsp stick margarine, softened until light and fluffy.  Add 2/3 cup sugar gradually until well blended.  Add 1 tsp vanilla and 1 large egg white; beat well.  Add flour mixtureand stir until just blended.  Turn dogh out onto wax paper, and sape into a 6" log.  Freeze 3 hours until firm.
Cut into 24 slices and place one inch apart on a baking sheet coated w/cooking spray.
Bake at 350 8-10 minutes  Cool on wire racks.
Choco Peanut Butter  Squares

Yileds 24   2points each

3 cups plain popcorn
2 cups rice krispies
2 cups cheerios
1/3 cup unsalted peanuts chopped
1 Tbs unsalted butter
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 71/2 oz jar marshmellow cream
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Line 9x 13 with foil allowing to extend over rim by 2".  Spray with cooking spray.  Combvne the cereal and peanuts in a large bowl.
Put the marshmellow mixture in bowl with cereal and nuts.  Mix until the mixture is evenly coated.  Spray your hands with spray and press mixture down evenly in baking dish.  Cool completely.  Lift from pan  and cut with serrated knife that has been sprayed.

COOKIES!!!