Peanut Butter Chocolate Delight
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Ingredients:
Cookies:
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
1/2 c. softened butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. packed brown sugar
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 tsp. baking soda
Topping:
6 tbsp. baking cocoa
1 1/2 c. confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp. butter
3 tbsp. water
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract


Baking your cookies
In large mixing bowl, cream the peanut butter, shortening, butter , 1 cup sugar and brown sugar. After creaming add eggs beating well after each egg is added.In a bowl combine baking soda, flour and salt.While mixing gradually add flour mixture to your peanut butter cookie dough.Roll your cookies into 1 1/2 inch balls and place them 2 inches apart , on ungreased baking pans.In preheated oven baked at 350° for 12-15 minutes until firm.Cool on wire baking racks.For your topping , on low heat melt butter in a sauce pan.Whisk in your cocoa and confectioners' sugar.Gradually whisk in water and vanilla until smooth.With spoon drizzle a ribbon of chocolate over tops of cookies in a zig zag pattern. Chill cookies until chocolate hardens , store in cool place or refrigerate.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.