Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Filling
1 1/2 C creamy peanut butter
3/4 C powdered sugar
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 C Sugar
1 C light brown sugar - packed
1 C creamy peanut butter
1/2 C shortening
1/2 C butter - unsalted
2 large large eggs
2 1/4 C flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 C sugar - to roll the cookie dough in
Instructions
Peanut Butter Filling
Using a medium bowl and a whisk or a hand beater, mix the peanut butter and powdered sugar until combined and smooth like dough
Use a small ice cream scoop and scoop some filling into the palm of your hands
Roll into a ball and place onto a small tray or plate
Place into freezer while you make the dough
Peanut Butter Cookies
Pour the 1 C of sugar into a medium-size bowl
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Using a standing mixer, beat together the sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter, and eggs until combined and smooth
Using a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt until combined
Gradually beat in the dry ingredients into the wet until a dough forms
Using the large ice cream scooper, scoop out some dough into the palm of your hand
Make an indent in the center of the dough with your thumb and gently stretch the indent to make it wider
Remove the peanut butter filling from the freezer and place a filling into the center of the indent
Pull dough over the filling and mold into a smooth ball of dough
Roll the cookie dough ball in the sugar
Place onto the cookie sheet and place into the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes or until a light golden brown
Allow cookies to cool before moving and enjoying with a LARGE glass of milk!