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Cutting Corners: Peanut Butter Secrets

Peanut Butter Secrets

This recipe will be great for Christmas parties, you could even use sprinkles on top.
Cookies
1 cup Butter flavor shortening 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 large egg
1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 t vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour 1 t baking soda 1/2 t salt 45 peanut butter cups
Glaze
1 t Butter flavor shortening 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 2T peanut butter

Heat oven to 375º. Coat baking sheets with cooking spray. Combine shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar and peanut butter in bowl, beat at medium speed until well blended, beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in another bowl, then mix into shortening mixture at low speed until just blended. Form rounded teaspoonfuls of dough around each peanut butter cup. Enclose entirely. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are browned. Remove to cool, Combine shortening, chocolate chips and peanut butter in small bowl, microwave on medium power 1 minute. Stir, Repeat until smooth. Dip cookie tops in chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is set.