Muddy Buddy Cookies
October 22, 2010 | Print | E-mail | Filed under 12weeksofchristmascookies, cookie, sunbutter
Whether you call them muddy buddies or puppy chow (according to Wikipedia a newer name is Chewbacca chew, for all the Star Wars fans out there), this fun snack is the same – cereal (usually Chex or a similar type of rice or corn cereal) coated with a mixture of melted chocolate, butter, vanilla, and peanut butter, and then powdered sugar. I used SunButter instead of peanut butter of course, because of my peanut/nut allergy – but you can easily substitute peanut butter directly for the SunButter in this recipe if you like. Either way, these cookies will bring you back to your childhood – and they’re almost as much fun to make as they are to eat!
For the cookies:
I made a batch of these SunButter cookies; the only thing I changed was that I didn’t roll the cookies in granulated sugar before baking since they are rolled in powdered sugar later.
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
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.
After the cookies have cooled completely, dunk them in the chocolate (I liked my chocolate mixture a little on the thicker side).
Roll each of the cookies in the powdered sugar. Enjoy!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:40 am
Great cookie idea! Bookmarking this one!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:43 am
I love to snack on this mix, and the cookies look just as good!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:46 am
These look unreal! YUM!
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:55 am
I love muddy buddies! (We call it puppy chow). I haven’t made it in forever because I eat WAY too much of it. These cookies look awesome, and so cute!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:06 am
I love puppy chow and make it every year for the holidays and you made it into a cookie! I love this idea, thanks for sharing!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:25 am
Oh Gracious. I’ve not made there. YET. Thanks!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:26 am
Love muddie buddies! Or “dog chow!”
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:46 am
These look amazing and are PERFECT for christmas. Mmm.
October 22nd, 2010 at 11:15 am
Your cookies look great, as do all the cookie thumbnails . . . I find it funny that even though I have a cooking blog (well, not exclusively about cooking, but whatever), I have yet to post a single cookie recipe. I love eating them, but usually leave it to my husband to make them. =)
October 22nd, 2010 at 11:32 am
Oh. My. These look absolutely amazing, fabulous, wonderful. I will really have to try them! Thanks!
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:13 pm
You have just come up with one of the most amazing cookie ideas I have ever seen. They look so pretty and with that peanut butter chocolate combo, who could resist? I’m saving this recipe for sure.
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:16 pm
These look so fun, and of course, super delicious!
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:46 pm
I loved eating Muddy Buddys as a kid. You’ve inspired me to make them again. Thanks!
October 22nd, 2010 at 12:52 pm
WOW! Those look so amazing! My kids would make such a mess eating these =o) But then again, I’d probably eat them all while they were sleeping!
October 22nd, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Wow, I love this recipe, and my son will go crazy for them. Thanks for sharing!
October 22nd, 2010 at 1:09 pm
The best of all worlds in a cookie, PB and chcolate covered in powdered sugar…yum! I have never seen these. They look so delicious.
October 22nd, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Holy Cow, Yum! This looks awesome. And definitely great for Christmas cookies!
October 22nd, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Super great idea, I love puppy chow – this is a much cleaner version! Frozen even better
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Each week, there is one cookie that is what dreams are made of. This week, this is it. Thank you.
October 22nd, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Oh wow. These look amazing, Tracy! I love the name puppy chow, haha!
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Oh these look awesome! I love muddy buddies and now I’ll love em even more cuz they’re in cookie form!
October 22nd, 2010 at 5:34 pm
I’ve never had muddy buddy cookies, so I can’t wait to try this.
October 22nd, 2010 at 6:40 pm
I’ve never seen a cookie version of puppy chow. This is kind of mind blowing.
October 22nd, 2010 at 9:18 pm
These are totally new to me but they look SO messy good!!!
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm
I’ve made muddy buddies, but never in cookie form. I’ll have to try it! great idea!
October 23rd, 2010 at 1:03 am
Such lovely cookies. I bet they’re fantastic!
October 23rd, 2010 at 7:22 am
I’ve never heard of these, but they look ohh soo good!! Yumm
Bookmarked.,
October 23rd, 2010 at 7:56 am
Awesome!! I am a puppy chow chower from way back
I bet these cookies are delicious..totally putting these on my baking list!
October 23rd, 2010 at 9:04 am
These really *do* look like fun to make. I’ll bet the guys down at my post office will love to see these on their platter, this year!
October 23rd, 2010 at 10:53 am
Beautiful photos! These cookies sound great.
October 23rd, 2010 at 11:17 am
Great cookie!! I’ll be your muddy buddy love
October 23rd, 2010 at 12:55 pm
Just wanted to stop in and ay Hi. I found your blog yesterday and I LOVE it! I have been flipping trough your posts and really enjoying everything, it’s like reading through a good recipe book. I can’t wait to try some of these out!
October 23rd, 2010 at 1:19 pm
YUM. I’m up for anything with chocolate.
October 23rd, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Oh my goodness! These are so pretty!!!
October 23rd, 2010 at 4:48 pm
These look amazing!!! How awesome! Peanut butter, chocolate and powdered sugar? Love!
October 23rd, 2010 at 7:48 pm
cruised over here from tasty kitchen……your site is so lovely! makes me wanna bake everything in sight!
love,
cathy b. @ brightbakes
October 23rd, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Goodness these cookies look wonderfully d’lish Tracy!
October 24th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
These look totally totally delicious. I am adding this into my “to-do” list. thanks for sharing!
October 24th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Oh my goodness…this looks delicious. Never heard of them before! Can’t wait to try them out.
I started a baking meme last week and would love for you to link up!
http://bit.ly/dsiHvw
October 25th, 2010 at 9:22 am
We call it Monkey Munch and we love it around here! I will for sure be making these cookies!!
October 25th, 2010 at 10:43 am
What a great version! My daughter loves puppy chow and I will have to make these for her instead!
October 25th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
Tracey I think I could eat an entire plate of these cookies all by myself. They look delicious!!!
October 25th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Sorry I added the ‘e’ in your name. I should have checked it before I hit submit
October 25th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Wow! These cookies are amazing. I’d imagine these would be the first thing eaten off of any Christmas cookie plate.
October 26th, 2010 at 12:23 am
I love this idea – so much better than muddy buddies!
October 27th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
What a rich cookie. These would be a big hit on any cookie tray.
October 28th, 2010 at 10:35 am
These cookies are brilliant! I am bookmarking this for the holiday season!
November 6th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
New Christmas cookie to try I think!
December 16th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
This may be a dumb question, but … do you let the chocolate cool / harden before attempting to roll in the powdered sugar?
December 17th, 2011 at 1:16 am
Michelle – Not dumb at all! I rolled my cookies in the powdered sugar immediately, but you can certainly wait until the chocolate has cooled a bit more if you like. Hope that helps!