Soft Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe #17911
These are the ultimate rich peanut butter cookie. Definitely not for every day, but great when you want a special treat, maybe for a child's birthday party or a potluck.
by Sackville
38 min | 30 min prep
SERVES 10 , 4 dozen filled cookies
- 1 cup shortening or butter
- 1 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 cups icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5-6 teaspoons milk
- Cream together shortening, peanut butter and sugars.
- Add vanilla.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
- Mix together flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
- Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Flatten slightly with a fork.
- Bake at 375 F for about 8 minutes until golden. When you take them out, they will be a bit soft but leave them on the sheet for a couple minutes and they will continue to cook.
- Remove from the sheet and cool on wire racks.
- Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth.
- Spread on one half of cool cookies and top each with another cookie.
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