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Fudge-Filled Peanut Butter Cookies

Treat your family with these sandwich cookies made with peanut butter and chocolate chips - a tasty dessert.

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Prep Time 50 min
Total Time 2 hr 20 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

1/2: cup creamy peanut butter

1/2: cup shortening

1/2: cup granulated sugar

1/2: cup packed brown sugar

1: egg

1 1/3: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1: teaspoon baking powder

1/2: teaspoon baking soda

1: cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/4: cup creamy peanut butter

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F (if using dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat oven to 350°F). In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup peanut butter, the shortening, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in egg until smooth. Beat in flour, baking powder and baking soda.
2 Shape dough into 48 one-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 1 inch apart. Flatten balls to 1/4-inch thickness by pressing with a fork in a crisscross pattern.
3 Bake 4 to 8 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4 In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High about 1 minute or until softened; stir until smooth. Stir 1/4 cup peanut butter into chocolate until smooth. Cool to room temperature or until thickened.
5 Sandwich pairs of cookies, bottoms together, with 1 teaspoon chocolate mixture. Let stand about 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 100),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 11g; 11%
(Saturated Fat 3g, 3% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 10mg; 10%;
Sodium: 90mg; 90%;
Total Carbohydrate: 20g; 20%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 13g 13% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 8/12/2012 7:09:58 AM REPORT ABUSE larockstar said:

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very very good!!!!

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Posted 12/19/2011 3:01:30 PM REPORT ABUSE chdoog said:

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These are GREAT PB cookies !!!!!! Even without the fudge !!!

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Posted 11/17/2011 6:57:34 PM REPORT ABUSE Jenniewith6 said:

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These are wonderful! I'm not a big peanutbutter/chocolate fan but I love peanut butter cookies and with the chocolate/peanut butter filling, they're great! Sent the recipe to my daughters that are peanut butter/chocolate fans. Will definitely make these again.

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