Chocolate Topped Peanut Butter Spritz

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• Chopped peanuts

1. In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Chill for 15 minutes.
2. Using a cookie press fitted with bar disk, form dough into long strips on ungreased
3. . Cut each strip into 2-in. pieces(there is no need to separate the pieces). Bake at 350u0b0 for 6-8 minutes. (Watch carefully-cookies brown quickly.)
4. For topping, melt chocolate with shortening; stir until blended. Place in a heavy plastic bag; cut a small hole in the corner. Pipe a strip of chocolate down center of each cookie and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

butter, peanut butter, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips, shortening, peanuts

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-topped-peanut-butter-spritz/ (may not work)