Peanut Butter Dunkers
Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 12 Min
Serves 4 Servings
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- COOKIES
- 2 C. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1/2 C. crunchy peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 C. all-purpose flour
- 2 tsps. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 2/3 C. peanut butter chips (10 oz. pkg.)
- DRIZZLE
- 3/4 C. reserved peanut butter chips
- 1 Tbsp. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
Directions
- HEAT oven to 350°F.
- COMBINE brown sugar, shortening and peanut butter in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Add gradually to shortening mixture at low speed. Beat until well blended. Reserve 3/4 C. peanut butter chips. Stir remaining into batter.
- SHAPE slightly rounded measuring tablespoonfuls of dough into 2 1/2-inch long peanut shapes on baking sheet. Space 2 inches apart.
- BAKE 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets. Place on cooling racks to cool completely.
- PLACE 3/4 C. peanut butter chips and 1 Tbsp. shortening in heavy resealable food storage bag. Seal. Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power) 1 minute. Repeat until melted. Knead bag until smooth. Cut tiny tip off corner of bag. Squeeze to outline peanut shape around each cookie and make cross lines in center.
