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Chocolate-Dipped Peanut Butter Creams

Chocol ate plus peanut butter equals a tr uly per fect marr iage.
Wh en you dunk these in melted chocolate, it’s a little bit like biting
into a peanut butter cu p with a cookie inside. If you’re tempted, I
recommend going whole hog and dipping the entire cookie in

chocol ate. Double the coa ting recipe if you do.

MAKES 2 DOZEN COOKIES

1½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1¼ cups rolled oats

½ cup finely chopped peanuts

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup natural crunchy salted peanut butter

1 cup gr anulated suga r
½ cup ligh tly packed ligh t brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

FOR THE FILLING:
1 cup confectioners’ suga r

⅔ cup natural salted peanut butter
2 tablespoons unsalted

butter, room temperature