Peanut Buttery Frosting Recipe a collection of popular cookie recipes from around the world featuring Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Peanut Butter as well as other cookie recipes.

Ingredients:

½ cup butter or margarine, softened

1/4 cup shortening

¼ cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup powdered sugar,

sifted egg yolk

teaspoon vanilla

cups all-purpose flour cup finely ground

honey-roasted peanuts,

divided Peanut Buttery Frosting (recipe follows)

1 Grease cookie sheets.

2 Beat butter, shortening and peanut butter in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Add egg yolk and vanilla; beat well. Add flour; mix well. Stir in 1/3 cup ground peanuts. Cover dough;

refrigerate 1 hour.

3 Prepare Peanut Buttery Frosting. Preheat oven to 350°F Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 balls, side by side and slightly touching, on prepared cookie sheet. Gently flatten balls with fingertips and form into “peanut” shape. Repeat steps with remaining dough.

4 Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks; cool completely

5 Place remaining 3’ cup ground peanuts in shallow dish. Spread about 2 teaspoons Peanut Buttery Frosting evenly over top of each cookie. Coat with ground peanuts. Makes about 2 dozen cookies

For Frosting

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

3 to 6 tablespoons milk

1 Beat butter and peanut butter in medium bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla until blended but crumbly.

2 Add milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use. Makes 1 1/3 cups frosting