Taste of Home
Double Peanut Butter Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + cooling
YIELD: 20 cookies.
THE EXTRA TASTE of peanut butter in the middle of the cookie is a delicious surprise the first time you bite into one.
It's a nice, soft cookie and fun to make with little helpers. Kids love to put that extra dab of peanut butter in the middle and snitch some at the same time.
-Jeannette Mack, Rushville, New York
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup shortening
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1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
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1/4 cup light corns syrup
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1 tablespoon whole milk
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Additional peanut butter
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in shortening and peanut butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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2.
Beat in corn syrup and milk. Shape into a 10-in. roll; wrap in waxed paper or foil. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
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3.
Unwrap dough; cut into 1/4-in. slices; place half of the slices 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Top each with 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter. Top with remaining slices; seal edges with a fork.
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4.
Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 295 calories, 16g fat (4g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 193mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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