CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies image

My mother-in-law was known for her chocolate and peanut butter cookies, and her special Sunday dinners. She always enjoyed baking and even worked in a bakery to help put her sons through college. Her cookies were always picture-perfect. -Cathy Pawlowski, Naperville, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 45m

Yield 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
Additional sugar
PEANUT BUTTER TOPPING:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons 2% milk

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour to creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into 3/4-in. balls. Coat bottom of a glass with cooking spray, then dip it in sugar. Flatten cookies with prepared glass, redipping glass in sugar as needed. Place on baking sheets. Bake until set, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat the brown sugar, peanut butter and butter until smooth. Spread 1 teaspoon over each cookie. Combine glaze ingredients; gently spread 3/4 teaspoon over each peanut butter layer. Store in a single layer in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 75mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.