Peanut Butter "Sandwiches"
The fabulous combination of chocolate and peanut butter meet in these sandwich cookies. Peanut butter cookies filled with a peanut butter filling are dipped and decorated with melted chocolate chips. The result is a cookie that tastes like a crunch candy bar.
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
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1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, room temperature
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 large egg
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Peanut Butter Filling:
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3/4 cup peanut butter
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1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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4 teaspoons vegetable oil
Directions
1.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat butter, peanut butter, sugar and egg until smooth. On low, beat in flour mixture.
2.
For each cookie, roll 1 rounded teaspoon dough into 1-inch ball; place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
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Bake in 350 degree F oven 10 minutes until puffed. Let stand 2 minutes on sheet. Remove cookies to rack; let cool.
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Filling: In bowl, mix peanut butter and sugar. Spread flat side of half the cookies with 1 rounded teaspoon filling; top with remaining cookies. Refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes.
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In small bowl, microwave chips and oil at 100 percent power 1 minute; stir until melted. Dip cookies halfway into chocolate; let excess drain off. Place on waxed-paper-lined sheets. Drizzle with remaining chocolate. Refrigerate to set.
Nutrition information
Calories 147, Total Fat 9 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 13 mg, Sodium 87 mg, Carbohydrate 15 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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