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PB: Inside-Out Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwich

Source of Recipe

Nestle's


Recipe Introduction

A fun blend of peanut butter cookies and frosting topped with morsels, boots and trees! This sandwich cookie is perfect to make for a holiday cookie exchange.

List of Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
2/3 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups (10-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Holiday Shapes & Morsels, divided
1 Peanut Butter Frosting and Filling



Recipe

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 cup Shapes & Morsels (set aside remaining Shapes & Morsels). Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Press down slightly.

BAKE for 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets on wire racks for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

SPREAD Peanut Butter Frosting and Filling on bottom side of one cookie. Place bottom side of a second cookie over frosting creating a cookie sandwich; press down slightly. Frost top of cookie sandwich and sprinkle with Shapes & Morsels. Repeat with remaining cookies.

PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING AND FILLING:
Stir together 1 1/4 cups prepared vanilla frosting and 1/4 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter.

YIELD: 20 Cookie Sandwiches