COOKIES WORTHY OF A DRUM ROLL

ISN'T THIS COOKIE CALLING YOUR NAME???? THIS ONE IS DIPPED IN DARK CHOCOLATE!!!
HERE IS THE FROSTING GOING ON ONE HALF! TO DIE FOR!!!
THESE HAD A MILK CHOCOLATE DIP!!!!
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!

HERE IS MY HUBBY AFTER EATING A GLUTEN FREE VERSION OF THESE. CLEARLY, THEY WERE QUITE AMAZING!!! THEY TASTED LIKE THE REAL DEAL!

WHEN I SAW THESE COPYCATS OF NUTTER BUTTER COOKIES AT COOKIES AND CUPS I JUST KNEW I HAD TO MAKE THEM! IN COLLEGE, MY FATHER-IN-LAW USED TO MAIL NUTTER BUTTERS TO MY HUSBAND ALL THE TIME! GUESS WHO HELPED HIM EAT THEM? YUP! THOSE OF YOU WHO READ MY BLOG KNOW I HAD TO GO ONE STEP FURTHER...YOU GUESSED IT! THE CHOCOLATE DIP!!! THEY SEND THESE COOKIES RIGHT OVER THE MOON!

Nutter butter Copycats! (This is the recipe as i halved it-still made a TON!!!!)

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• approx 1/3 cup extra sugar for rolling
Filling:
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1-3 tablespoons milk

1. In a mixer, beat butter, peanut butter, and sugars until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. On low add in flour, baking soda and baking powder. Chill dough for 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 375°
3. Form chilled dough first into 1 inch balls and then a log shape. Roll in the extra sugar and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Leave room they do spread. Using a fork make indentations for the lines and pinch the centers to shape like a peanut. when they come out of the oven repinch!!!
   
4. Bake for approx 6 mins or lightly golden. Cool on baking sheet 2-3 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to continue cooling.

Filling:
5. Beat butter and peanut butter. Add powdered sugar and beat smooth. Add milk slowly until a spreading consistency.
   
6. Spread a tablespoon of filling on 1 cookie and top with another cookie.
7. melt dark or milk chocolate (or both as i did) and dip half the cookie. chill on wax paper until set!!!!

TO MAKE THESE GLUTEN FREE SUBSTITUTE THE FLOUR WITH JULES ALL PURPOSE GF FLOUR!!!!! I DID AND THEY TASTED THE EXACT SAME...NO JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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