Inside Out Peanut Butter Cookies Food

INSIDE-OUT PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, vegetable oil, water, egg and flour until soft dough forms.
• Shape dough into 20 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Flatten each ball to form 2 1/2-inch circle. Press 1 milk chocolate into center of each circle, making sure to form dough around chocolate to enclose; reshape into balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Discard remaining sugar.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store covered in airtight container.

INSIDE-OUT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Make cookie dough, using oil, water and egg, and bake as directed on package. Cool completely.
• Spoon about 1 teaspoon of marshmallow creme on the bottom of half of the cookies. Top each with a second cookie, bottom side down; gently press together.
• In small saucepan, heat peanut butter chips and shortening over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Spoon about 2 teaspoons peanut butter mixture over each cookie, spreading with back of spoon over top and side. Place on waxed paper. Let stand 30 minutes or until set.

INSIDE-OUT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
• Combine morsels in small bowl, set aside. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in another small bowl. Beat butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in 1 cup morsel mixture. Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets. Press down slightly.
• Bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets on wire racks for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Spread Peanut Butter Frosting and Filling on bottom side of one cookie. Place bottom side of a second cookie over frosting creating a cookie sandwich; press down slightly. Frost top of cookie sandwich and sprinkle with a few morsels. Repeat with remaining cookies and frosting.
• PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING AND FILLING:.
• Combine 1 1/4 cups prepared vanilla frosting and 1/4 cup creamy or chunky peanut butter in small bowl.

INSIDE-OUT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE CUPS

Steps:

• BEAT brown sugar, peanut butter, 1/2 cup shortening, milk and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray mini-muffin pans with no-stick cooking spray.
• SHAPE dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place each ball in prepared mini-muffin cups. Press dough onto bottom and sides of cup to within 1/2-inch of top.
• BAKE 7 to 8 minutes or until cookies are set and just beginning to brown. Cool 10 minutes on cooling racks. Remove cookie cups very carefully to cooling racks to cool completely.
• PLACE chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM for 1 to 2 minutes or until chips are shiny and soft. Stir until smooth. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon chocolate mixture into center of each cookie. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Cool completely.