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Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Mmm! Peanut butter cookies are doubly good when you sandwich two cookies with chocolate frosting.

Ingredients

• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ¼ cup shortening
• ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 ¼ cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting or about 1 cup jam

Directions

1. In large bowl, beat sugars, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Cover; refrigerate about 3 hours or until firm.
2. Heat oven to 375ºF. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 3 inches apart. Flatten slightly in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in flour.
3. Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Spread chocolate frosting between bottoms of pairs of cookies.

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