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Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter Spritz

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
CHOCOLATE TOPPING:
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
Chopped peanuts

In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in

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eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the
flour, soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Chill for 15
minutes. Using a cookie press fitted with bar disk, form dough
into long strips on ungreased baking sheets. Cut each strip into
2-in. pieces(there is no need to separate the pieces). Bake at
350° for 6-8 minutes. (Watch carefully-cookies brown quickly.)
For topping, melt chocolate with shortening; stir until blended.
Place in a heavy plastic bag; cut a small hole in the corner. Pipe a
strip of chocolate down center of each cookie and sprinkle with
chopped peanuts.

Yield: 16 dozen.