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Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Mmm! Peanut butter cookies are doubly good when you sandwich two cookies with chocolate frosting.

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Prep Time 50 min
Total Time 4 hr 20 min
Servings 18

Ingredients

1/2: cup granulated sugar

1/2: cup packed brown sugar

1/2: cup peanut butter

1/4: cup shortening

1/4: cup butter or margarine, softened

1: egg

1 1/4: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

3/4: teaspoon baking soda

1/2: teaspoon baking powder

1/4: teaspoon salt

1: container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting or about 1 cup jam

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Directions

1 In large bowl, beat sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Cover; refrigerate about 3 hours or until firm.
2 Heat oven to 375ºF. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 3 inches apart. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in flour.
3 Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Spread chocolate frosting between bottoms of pairs of cookies.

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Pack a stack of cookies in a see-through bag, and tie with ribbon for gifting or selling at bake sales.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie

Calories: 280
Calories from Fat: 130),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 15g; 15%
(Saturated Fat 4 1/2g, 4 1/2% Trans Fat 2 1/2g 2 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 230mg; 230%;
Total Carbohydrate: 33g; 33%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 24g 24% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 6%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

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

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Posted 8/29/2010 10:08:10 AM REPORT ABUSE i_luv_cookies said:

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these cookies are soooo good when u make them with white grape jelly.

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Posted 1/22/2007 9:42:14 AM REPORT ABUSE SMAHUAMY said:

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I MADE THESE COOKIES FOR CHRISTMAS, TO SHARE WITH OUR FAMILIES, AND THIS IS EASILY THE BEST WE''VE TRIED. I MADE THE COOKIES BITE SIZE AND PUT THEM IN DECORATIVE TINS. I HEARD THESE WERE VERY ADDICTIVE, AND MORE THAN ONCE I HEARD "I CAN''T BELIEVE I ATE THEM ALL". WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE THEM AGAIN!

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