PEANUTBUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

2 ½ cups (15 ounces) milk chocolate chips

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 eggs, at room temperature

½ cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

½ cup creamy peanut butter

3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar

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1. Preheat oven 350. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

In medium microwavable bowl, melt together 2 cups chocolate chips

And 2 T butter for 1 min until almost melted. Stir until smooth.

2. In small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and ¼ t salt.

With electric mixer, beat eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla on high for 5 min.

Mix in melted chocolate at med speed, whisk in flour mixture. Stir in

remaining ½ cup chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough until firm enough to

scoop, but soft (15 min).

3.Drop 10 rounded tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart on prepared pans.

Bake, switching and rotating pans halfway through baking, until cookies are

Bubbly and still soft, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely.

4. In a medium bowl, beat together the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and

the peanut butter. Sift in the confectioners’ sugar and remaining ¼ teaspoon

salt. Beat until fluffy. On the flat side of ½ of each cookie, spread about 1 ½ T

peanut butter mixture/ sandwich with the remaining cookies.