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Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopies

Recipe By :recipesource.com
Serving Size : 36 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Drop
Formed

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup butter flavored crisco
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk
Filling
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups icing sugar -- sifted
Decoration -- optional
Peanut butter chips

Preheat oven to 400F. Grease baking sheets with butter flavored Crisco.
Cream Crisco, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl on medium speed of
electric mixer until light and creamy.
Combine next five ingredients. Add to creamed mixture alternately with
buttermilk, until smooth.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet.
Bake at 400F for 7 to 9 minutes, or until set.
Remove cookies to cooling rack and cool completely.
Filling: Combine milk and flour in small saucepan.
Cook, stirring constantly, on medium heat until thickened.
Cover surface with plastic wrap. Cool completely.
Beat cooled milk mixture, Crisco, peanut butter and vanilla together until
smooth.
Gradually add icing sugar, beating on low speed until blended.
Beat on high speed until smooth and creamy. Chill until ready to use.
Spread filling on bottoms (flat side) of half the cookies. Top with
remaining cookies, rounded side up. Press
gently together.
If desired, roll edge of cookie in peanut butter chips and press gently into
filling to stick.

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