Peanut Butter Stacks

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 1 large eggs 
• 1.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup chunky peanut butter 
• 0.9 ounce peanut butter cup candies 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat butter and peanut butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.
2. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
3. Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well. Cover and chill dough 1 hour.
4. Shape dough into 24 balls; place half of dough balls 2" apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Dip a fork in water and flatten cookies in a crisscross pattern.
5. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheet; transfer to a wire rack.
6. Let cool.
7. Place remaining dough balls on greased cookie sheet; repeat crisscross procedure with fork.
8. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
9. Let cool slightly; turn cookies over on cookie sheet, so crisscross pattern is down.
10. Place a peanut butter cup candy on each cookie.
11. Bake an additional 2 minutes or until candies soften.
12. Remove from oven. Top each with a baked cookie, pressing to form sandwiches.