Saturday, January 01, 2011

#1903 - Peanut Butter Cream Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2 cup Jif chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
1 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups flour
white sugar for rolling
Filling: 3/4 cup Jif chunky peanut butter; 3/4 cup Fluff marshmallow; 3 TBSP milk; 3/4 tsp. cinnamon; 3 TBSP Domino's powdered sugar

In a mixer add 1/2 cup peanut butter and Crisco--beat. Add brown sugar, egg and vanilla---beat. Add baking soda and salt--beat. Slowly add flour--beat (continue by hand if too stiff for mixer). Form 1 tsp. of batter into a ball. Place some white sugar in a bowl--roll the ball in the white sugar to coat. Continue with all batter. Place the balls on greased cookie sheets and flatten them with the tines of a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 7-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets for a minute or two before removing. Cool completely. In a bowl add 3/4 cup Jif and Fluff--stir with a spoon. Add milk and cinnamon--stir. Add powdered sugar--stir. Spread filling on the flat side of one cookie and top with another cookie. Repeat with all cookies.

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