Peanut Butter Cookies Sandwiched With Ganache Recipe

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Peanut Butter Cookies Sandwiched With Ganache
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
2336
Calories
Total time
65
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place oven racks near middle position.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Using electric mixer, cream together peanut butter and butter.
  4. Add 1 1/2 cups minus 1 tablespoon sugar and cream 20 seconds on medium speed.
  5. Scrape bowl and mix 30 seconds more.
  6. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition.
  7. Beat in vanilla.
  8. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
  9. Add to peanut butter mixture all at once.
  10. Mix until blended.
  11. Stir in peanuts.
  12. Scoop dough onto ungreased baking sheets; there should be 9 cookies per sheet.
  13. You will need 3 sheets.
  14. On each cookie, press down lightly with large fork in 2 directions to make cross, flattening dough slightly.
  15. Sprinkle each with about 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
  16. Bake 7-9 minutes in preheated oven.
  17. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets.
  18. Cookies will be very soft, but as they cool they will firm up somewhat, though they will still be soft.
  19. Remove cookies from sheets when cool and fill with ganache.
  20. Spread ganache evenly over bottom side of 12 cookies.
  21. Top with remaining 12 cookies.
  22. To make ganache:.
  23. Break 1 pound bittersweet chocolate into small pieces and process in food processor fitted with metal blade until finely ground.
  24. Heat 1 pint heavy whipping cream to boiling point on medium-high heat.
  25. With motor running, pour cream into feed tube of processor; process until chocolate is smooth and melted.
  26. Place in bowl and cool.
  27. Refrigerate only long enough to thicken to spreadable consistency, so it will form thick layer between 2 cookies.
  28. It can be reheated, if necessary, by placing bowl in warm water and stirring until smooth.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2336.31 Kcal (9782 kJ)
Calories from fat 1490.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 165.64g 255%
Cholesterol 386.29mg 129%
Sodium 1245.02mg 52%
Potassium 938.15mg 20%
Total Carbs 192.89g 64%
Sugars 100.65g 403%
Dietary Fiber 12.63g 51%
Protein 41.85g 84%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 8.4mg 46%
Calcium 253.1mg 25%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 425.92 Kcal (1783 kJ)
Calories from fat 271.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.2g 255%
Cholesterol 70.42mg 129%
Sodium 226.97mg 52%
Potassium 171.03mg 20%
Total Carbs 35.16g 64%
Sugars 18.35g 403%
Dietary Fiber 2.3g 51%
Protein 7.63g 84%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 19%
Iron 1.5mg 46%
Calcium 46.1mg 25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 59.7
    Points
  • 66
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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