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Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies




Source of Recipe


Wilton Enterprises


List of Ingredients




Wilton Dark Cocoa or Dark Cocoa Mint Candy Melts®
1 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 cup peanut butter
3 cup granulated sugar
4 cup packed brown sugar
5 eggs
6 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Dash salt

Recipe



Preheat oven to 350° F. In a large mixing bowl cream together shortening and peanut butter. Gradually add sugars, blending well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth. Add vanilla. Set aside. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into peanut butter mixture. Chill dough 30 minutes. Roll the dough into 1" balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press dough in crisscross pattern with edge of spatula. Bake 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from sheet and cool on wire rack.

Spread ganache filling between two cookies.

YIELD: Makes 2-3 dozen sandwich cookies



Ganache Filling
7 ounces of Wilton Dark Cocoa or Dark Cocoa Mint Candy Melts®
1/4 cup whipping cream
Finely chop wafers (use food processor). Heat whipping cream just to boiling point (do not boil) in a saucepan. Add chopped wafers and stir until smooth and glossy. Chill approximately 15-20 minutes before spreading.