Peanut Butter and Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Sandwich Cookies 

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. 

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Filling: 

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2-1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
5 to 6 tablespoons milk (enough for a creamy consistency) 

Directions

Mix the peanut butter, shortening, and sugars in a mixing bowl. Add the vanilla. One at a time, add eggs and mix well.

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix dry ingredients into the sugar and peanut butter mixture.

Using a cookie scooper, place one inch balls onto ungreased cookie sheet and flatten with a fork to create a criss-cross pattern. Bake for 8-9 minutes at 375 degrees.

 

Cool on a cooling rack.

Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, be cautious not to overheat and burn the chocolate.  Combine all the ingredients for the filling in a mixing bowl and mix until creamy, if the mix is too stiff, add more milk. I just experimented with this part of the recipe. Spread on one cookie and top with another.  Repeat with remaining cookies and filling.

Be ready, these things are BIG! 

Sit back and enjoy!