Best Chocolate Peanut Butter Thumbprints Recipes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Thumbprints image

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 50m

Yield about 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons milk
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
FILLING:
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter-flavored shortening
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in the egg yolks, milk, melted chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Roll into 1-in. balls., Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, for filling, in a small bowl, beat peanut butter and shortening until combined. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Fill cookies with filling. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts :

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER THUMBPRINTS image

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients:
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. shortening
1/4 c. butter, softened
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. flour
1/4. cup Nestle peanut butter swirl chocolate chips
1/2 c. Kathleen's peanut butter frosting, below:
Kathleen's PB Frosting (this is Ina Garten's recipe and it is the absolute best ever!)
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup heavy cream

Steps:

Instructions for bars: Prepare PB Frosting. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fold chips into peanut butter frosting and set aside. Cream butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat in egg, chocolate, and vanilla. Blend in salt and flour. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place at least 1 inch apart on parchment lined cookie sheet. Press a large thumbprint into each cookie and fill with a tsp. of peanut butter mixture. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. Instructions for frosting: Put sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla and salt in mixer. Mix on medium low until creamy, scraping with spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high until the mixture is glossy and smooth