Gina's Chocolate Chip Cookie Surprise (Patrick and Gina Neely) |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Ingredients:
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
1 cup dark brown sugar |
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon table salt |
2 eggs |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate mini morsel chips |
1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter |
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened to room temperature |
1 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Add butter and both sugars to a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream until light and fluffy.
3. While the butter is creaming, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and the salt in a medium-sized bowl.
4. Add the eggs, and the vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture. Once the eggs and vanilla are added and smooth, add the dry ingredients in 1/2 cup increments until just incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl with a rubber spatula, making sure everything is mixed together evenly. Stir in the chocolate chips.
5. Drop heaping tablespoons of cookie batter onto 2 sheet trays lined with parchment, leaving about 2-inches of space between each cookie. Bake in the preheated oven for 13 to 15 minutes. Remove and let cool completely on the cookie sheets.
6. In a large mixing bowl, beat the peanut butter until smooth. Add butter and continue beating until thoroughly mixed and smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar in 1/2 cup increments and mix until combined.
7. Spread a heaping tablespoon of frosting onto the flat side of a cookie. Top with another cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies and filling. Arrange on serving dish and serve.
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