CHOCOLATE TOPPED PEANUT BUTTER SPRITZ

Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter Spritz image

Peanut butter make these delicious cookies different from other spritz. The chocolate drizzle makes them extra special. -Dolores Deegan, Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 16 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
CHOCOLATE TOPPING:
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon shortening
Chopped peanuts

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Chill for 15 minutes. , Using a cookie press fitted with bar disk, form dough into long strips on ungreased baking sheets. Cut each strip into 2-in. pieces(there is no need to separate the pieces). Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. (Watch carefully-cookies brown quickly.) , For topping, melt chocolate with shortening; stir until blended. Place in a heavy plastic bag; cut a small hole in the corner. Pipe a strip of chocolate down center of each cookie and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 74 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 60mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.