Fudgy Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 1/2 ounce) roll pillsbury create n bake refrigerated peanut butter cookie dough
• 1 cup honey roasted peanuts, coarsely ground
• 2 tablespoons honey roasted peanuts, coarsely ground
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, break up cookie dough.
• 2 mix in 1 cup of the peanuts.
• 3 cover; refrigerate about 30 minutes or until well chilled.
• 4 heat oven to 375°f
• 5 spray cookie sheets with non-stick cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper.
• 6 shape dough into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls.
• 7 place balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• 8 flatten to 1/2-inch thickness with lightly floured metal spatula or drinking glass.
• 9 bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• 10 cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.
• 11 cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 12 meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter and peanut butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
• 13 remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• 14 cool 1 minute.
• 15 stir in powdered sugar.
• 16 when cool enough to handle, knead filling several times until powdered sugar is thoroughly blended.
• 17 shape into log, about 9 inches long and 2 inches in diameter.
• 18 cut into 18 (1/2-inch) slices, reshaping slices into round shape if necessary.
• 19 cover with plastic wrap; set aside.
• 20 when ready to assemble cookies, place 1 filling slice on bottom of 1 cookie; top with another cookie, bottom side down, and press together slightly.
• 21 repeat with remaining cookies.
• 22 in medium microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and whipping cream uncovered on high about 1 minute, stirring twice, until melted.
• 23 spoon heaping 1 teaspoonful on top of each cookie.
• 24 sprinkle with remaining ground peanuts. let stand 10 minutes or until ganache is set.
• 25 store tightly covered in single layer at room temperature.