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Updated May 23, 2022
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Mmm! Peanut butter cookies are doubly good when you sandwich two cookies with chocolate frosting.

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

  • Prep Time 50 min
  • Total 4 hr 20 min
  • Servings 18
  • Ingredients 11
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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 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting or about 1 cup jam
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 375°F. 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.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

280 Calories
15g Total Fat
3g Protein
33g Total Carbohydrate
24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich Cookie
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
15g
23%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
24%
Trans Fat
2 1/2g
Cholesterol
20mg
6%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Potassium
150mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
33g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
24g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
6%
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 Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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