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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

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Sandwich cookies are always a hit, and homemade ones like these that feature peanut butter and chocolate are guaranteed to please! Whenever we visit out-of-town friends, they ask it we'll bring a batch of these cookies. —Vickie Rhoads Eugene, Oregon

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132 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

2 cups butter, cubed
1/4 cup shortening
2 cups baking cocoa
1 cup chocolate syrup
1/2 cup Jif® Peanut Butter
6 eggs
5 cups sugar
5 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
1 cup Jif® Crunchy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
11 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large saucepan melt butter and shortening over low heat, Remove from the heat; stir in cocoa, chocolate syrup and peanut butter until smooth. Cool.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. Beat in the chocolate mixture and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until surface cracks. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
In a large bowl, beat peanut butter and butter. Beat in milk and vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until blended. Spread on the bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies. Yield: 11 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 151 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 101 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies published in Taste of Home June/July 2001, p33

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