Dipped Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Name: Dipped Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 15 sandwich cookies.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 30 round butter-flavored crackers; 1 cup white, semisweet or milk chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon shortening

You’ll love to give tins of these chocolate-coated cookies to your lucky friends. The shortcut holiday recipe is almost too simple to believe! Here's how to make peanut butter cookies without eggs. —Jackie Howell, Gordo, Alabama

Ingredients

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
30 round butter-flavored crackers
1 cup white, semisweet or milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening

Directions

Spread peanut butter on half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers to make sandwiches. Refrigerate until firm.
In a double boiler over simmering water or in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip sandwiches in chocolate mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

Test Kitchen Tips

Because shortening melts at a higher temperature than butter, it’s useful for baking cookies that you want to have a nice uniform shape.

Dark chocolate not only tastes good, it’s good for you, too. It contains iron, fiber, antioxidants and even vitamin C. The higher the cacao content (cocoa bean solids, which may be listed as a percentage on the label), the higher the content of these components in the chocolate.

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Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich cookie: 151 calories, 11g fat (4g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 103mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Originally published as Dipped Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 1994

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Glenda

Aug 30, 2019

I grew up making these, not really a new recipe. Just use chocolate bark. Then no need for shortening. Much easier.
Kathleen

Jun 3, 2019

Cannot rate this as I have made them for years, but differently. I use chocolate almond bark, and they are delicious. I can't imagine that these aren't as well.
puzzlemad

Jul 19, 2018

I make these often at Christmas. The only difference is that I have always used chocolate almond bark. They are easy
shalo

Jun 1, 2018

so simple! I do not use shortening. Just melt in double boiler and dip.
gina.kapfhamer

Sep 5, 2017

My mom makes these every year for Christmas. This cookie recipe is even slightly more complicated than her version - she doesn't use shortening and just melts the chocolate in the microwave. Either way, you get a quick and tasty dessert that's easy to transport and share! PLUS the peanut butter fills you up a bit more than just sugar cookies do.
heaty89

Feb 11, 2015

For something so simple and easy, this quick dessert is delicious! They are addicting! Yum!
baperson

Dec 3, 2011

You can also make these with almond bark chocolate flavored coating. Melting directions are on the packaging.
Harley06

Sep 27, 2010

These were so simple and delicious. My sons friend said they tasted like Keebler!
camiller0508

Mar 4, 2010

My son turned me on to these cookies over the holidays. He had some at a friend's house and raved about them. He told me how they were made, but it seemed to simple - it just couldn't be that easy. Well, I was wrong! After looking on the internet, I found this recipe, which matched what he told me. After making them, I definitely know why he raved!! These are great!! I've made them several times since the holidays (and this is only March), and I'm making them again this weekend. YUM!
aprudd

Dec 6, 2008

I was impressed that she actually remembered what type of cookies that I brought the year before.