Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter Spritz

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Chill for 15 minutes.
2. 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.)
3. 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.