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Fancy Peanut Butter Cookies
Janet Hooper
"I always received compliments on my moist and chewy peanut butter cookies. But I wondered how to make them even more special, and I decided to decorate them!"
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Ingredients
40 m servingsOriginal recipe yields 45 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, peanut butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks.
- For frosting, cream butter, shortening, peanut butter and confectioners' sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat in milk, vanilla and salt until smooth. Frost cooked cookies. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over frosting.
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Most helpful positive review
9/29/2011
this cookie is delicious!!! i followed the recipe exactly and they turned out just a bit flat, so i put the (absolutely scrumptious) frosting between two cookies as a filling and then dipped one...
Most helpful critical review
12/20/2014
Made just as written, didn't care for them. :(
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9/29/2011
this cookie is delicious!!! i followed the recipe exactly and they turned out just a bit flat, so i put the (absolutely scrumptious) frosting between two cookies as a filling and then dipped one...
3/5/2011
These are delicious! I followed the recipe word for word, then added a back of semi-sweet chocolate chips. I didn't make the frosting or icing, but the cookies don't need either; they are great ...
8/31/2009
These were great! My whole family loved them. Don't skip the frosting or icing, it was what made them special. I put the chocolate in a little baggie and snipped of the end to just throw litt...
7/3/2008
These cookies are quite delicious. I think that extra egg does help, especially if you don't plan on frosting the cookies. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
3/23/2011
These cookies are fantastic! Made recipe exactly as written. A lot more work than a normal cookie recipe, but SO worth it.
10/15/2011
The peanut butter icing/filling is perfect! I don't think they need the chocolate icing... quite sweet already.
6/19/2008
These cookies tasted amazing! I had to add an extra egg to get them more chewy but I also used fresh ground peanut butter instead of store bought so that was probably to compensate for the drye...
10/28/2011
These were delicious! My family loved them. Makes a huge batch of cookies, I made the balls and froze them, and I still have some cookie balls in the freezer, just waiting to be baked! I didn't ...
10/11/2011
These look absolutely Wonderful! What a great treat for parties :)