Yields:
12 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 Mins
Cook Time:
10 Mins
Total Time:
30 Mins
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
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Peanut Butter Cookies
- Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling
Instructions
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Peanut Butter Cookies
- Wash hands. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl cream together butter, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar; beat in the egg. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well. Roll dough in 1 inch balls. Use fingers or spoon to push down into round cookies. Place 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Use fingers or spoon to flatten dough balls. Top the cookies with a few peanuts. (Optional). Bake 5 to 8 minutes. Let set on cookie sheet for a couple of minutes; cool on wire rack. Chocolate Cream Cheese Filling
- Melt chocolate chips in microwave for a 30 second intervals to prevent chocolate chips from burning. until melted; stir until smooth. Use a hand mixer to cream together melted chocolate chips and cream cheese. Blend in confectioners sugar 1/2 cup at a time.
- After cookies have cooled; place a large spoonful of filling on backside of one of the cookies; place another on top, backside to backside push cookies together gently.
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Notes
Makes 12 - 2 to 2 1/2 inch cookies. Store in the refrigerator.
