Fudge-filled Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f
• 2 in large bowl, beat 1/2 cup peanut butter, the shortening, sugar and brown sugar with mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
• 3 beat in egg until smooth.
• 4 beat in flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• 5 shape dough into 48 one-inch balls.
• 6 on ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 1 inch apart.
• 7 flatten balls to 1/4 inch thickness by pressing with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
• 8 bake 4-8 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown.
• 9 remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• 10 cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 11 in small microwavable, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on high about 1 minute or until softened; stir until smooth.
• 12 stir 1/4 cup peanut butter into chocolate until smooth.
• 13 cool to room temperature or until thickened.
• 14 sandwich pairs of cookies, bottoms together, with 1 t. chocolate mixture.
• 15 let stand about 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.