Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

Ingredients

COOKIE

•  No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 1 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• OR 1 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 40 to 45 chocolate-covered miniature peanut butter cups

GLAZE

• 1 teaspoon Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• OR 1 teaspoon Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
• 1 cup (6 oz. pkg.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons Creamy Peanut Butter

Preparation Directions

• HEAT oven to 375ºF. Coat baking sheets lightly with no-stick cooking spray.
• COMBINE shortening, brown sugar, granulated sugar and peanut butter in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed until just blended. Form rounded teaspoonfuls of dough around each peanut butter cup. Enclose entirely. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
• BAKE 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are just browned. Remove immediately to cooling rack.
• COMBINE shortening, chocolate chips and peanut butter in microwave-safe measuring cup. Microwave on MEDIUM (50% power) 1 minute. Stir. Repeat until smooth.
• DIP cookie tops in chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is set.

Nutritional Information Per Serving

Serving Size (1 cookie), Calories 170 (Calories from Fat 90), Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 100mg, Total Carbohydrate 18g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 12g), Protein 3g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 2%, Iron 4%.