Peanut Butter Filled Fudge Cookies Recipes

FUDGE-FILLED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• Bake 4 to 8 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 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.
• Sandwich pairs of cookies, bottoms together, with 1 teaspoon chocolate mixture. Let stand about 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.

FUDGE-FILLED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F
• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup peanut butter, the shortening, sugar and brown sugar with mixer on medium speed until fluffy.
• Beat in egg until smooth.
• Beat in flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• 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.
• Bake 4-8 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown.
• Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable, 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.
• Sandwich pairs of cookies, bottoms together, with 1 t. chocolate mixture.
• Let stand about 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Mix sugars, butter, peanut butter and egg. Gradually stir in flour baking soda & powder, and salt.
• Shape dough in 3/4 inch balls and flatten slightly with a fork if you like the cross hatching pattern. Bake until set but not hard, and golden brown on the bottom, about 10 minutes.
• If you're going to sandwich them with the chocolate, let them cool entirely before doing so. Match up cookies by size so you've got a more uniform sandwich when you're done.
• For the filling, mix the chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla together, and melt over low heat, or in the microwave. Spoon into a ziploc bag, close the bag, and snip a corner to pipe onto the flat side of a cookie. Top with a second cookie, flat side towards chocolate. Attempt to not devour in one sitting. Fail miserably, die happily. :).

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER CHIP FUDGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Combine chopped walnuts, flour, toasted coconut, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl and stir until well blended.
• Combine butter, chopped unsweetened chocolate, and 1 cup chocolate chips in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter and chocolate are melted and smooth. Remove saucepan from heat.
• Whisk instant coffee crystals and vanilla extract in medium bowl until coffee crystals dissolve. Add sugar and eggs. Using electric mixer, beat until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate mixture, then chopped walnut mixture. Stir in remaining 1 cup chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Mound 2 tablespoons dough for each cookie onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
• Bake cookies until puffed and cracked but still soft in center, about 15 minutes. Let cookies cool on sheets 10 minutes. Using spatula, transfer cookies to rack and cool. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

CHOCOLATE FUDGE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Reserve 1 can plus 1/3 cup frosting for topping cookies. In a large bowl, mix egg, peanut butter and remaining frosting until blended. Stir in flour just until moistened., Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar., Bake until set, 7-9 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Spread with reserved frosting.

PEANUT BUTTER-COOKIES-'N-CREAM FUDGE

Steps:

• Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Chop cookies coarsely.
• Combine 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons peanut butter, sweetened condensed milk, and peanut butter chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave on high until melted, stirring halfway through, about 3 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract and chopped cookies.
• Pour mixture into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Cut into squares.

PEANUT BUTTER-FILLED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and peanut butter. Roll into 30 balls. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough around filling to cover completely; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass., Bake 6-8 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar.