CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Combine brown sugar, butter and peanut butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed until well mixed. Add egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
• Place sugar into bowl. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Place 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets; flatten balls in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in sugar. Bake 7-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• Microwave dark chocolate and shortening in bowl, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth.
• Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate; place onto prepared cookie sheet. Sprinkle chocolate with chopped peanuts. Refrigerate to set.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325*F. Mix peanut butter, sugar and egg until well blended. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Roll peanut butter mixture into 18 balls. Place 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten each ball, in a criss cross pattern with a fork.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet to a wire rack; cool completely.
• Dip each end of the cookie into melted chocolate, shakinig off the excess. Now dip into chopped peanuts. Place cookies on wax paper(or parchment) which has been placed on the cookie sheet. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens. Enjoy!
• Note:.
• To melt chocolate using microwave, heat in a microwavable bowl on high 2 minutes or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 minute. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.