another must have CHOCOLATE recipe!

With the Holiday Season right around the corner, this cookie recipe (taken from Hershey's Website) is a MUST have!  They are DELICIOUS!  

Stay closer to the 8 minute bake time--the cookies are more like fudge this way!  The recipe calls for Reese's peanut butter--I couldn't find it in the grocery stores, so I just used what I had! 

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• CHOCOLATE FOR DIPPING (recipe follows)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts (optional)
• 1-3/4 cups REESE'S Creamy Peanut Butter

DIRECTIONS

1. 1
   Heat oven to 350°F.
   
   
2. 2
   Combine flour, sugar, butter, cocoa, baking soda, eggs, milk and vanilla in large mixing bowl; beat until well blended. Refrigerate until firm enough to handle, about 2 hours. Roll chilled batter into 1-inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet. 
   
   
3. 3
   Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. 
   
   
4. 4
   Line tray or cookie sheet with wax paper. Prepare CHOCOLATE FOR DIPPING. Dip half of cookies into prepared coating, covering one-half of each cookie. Place on prepared tray. Sprinkle peanuts over top of cookies, if desired; let stand until chocolate is set. 
   
   
5. 5
   Spread about 1 tablespoon peanut butter on flat side of remaining cookies; top with dipped cookies, pressing down gently. Tightly cover; store at room temperature. Makes about 25 sandwich cookies. 
   
   
   CHOCOLATE FOR DIPPING: Place 1 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 1 teaspoon shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) in small bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating until chips are melted when stirred.