chocolate-peanut butter patties

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 1/4 cups creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 60 vanilla wafer cookies (such as nilla®)
• 1 (11.5 ounce) package milk chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• mix peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl until smooth.
• spread about 1 teaspoon peanut butter mixture atop each of 30 vanilla wafer cookie and top with another cookie to make 30 sandwiches.
• mix chocolate chips and shortening together in the bowl a double-boiler, cooking and stirring until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth, 5 to 7 minutes; remove from heat.
• line baking sheets with waxed paper. dip each cookie sandwich in melted chocolate to coat and place waxed paper.
• refrigerate cookies until the chocolate hardens, 15 to 20 minutes.