Tagalong Cookies Recipe
Delicious homemade Tagalong Cookies recipe that combines buttery cookies with a creamy peanut butter filling, all coated in rich dark chocolate.
- Author: Elena
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: About 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking, Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Cookies:
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup (126g) granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons (10ml) pure vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups (350g) all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups creamy peanut butter
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Coating:
- 3 bags (10oz) Ghirardelli dark chocolate melting wafers
- For the Cookies – In a stand mixer, combine the butter with the sugar and beat on medium speed. Add egg yolks and vanilla, then mix in the dry ingredients until dough forms. Shape, chill, slice, and bake the dough until golden.
- For the Filling – Mix butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Pipe onto cookies.
- To Assemble – Pipe peanut butter filling onto cookies, then refrigerate. Melt chocolate, dip cookies, and let set.
Notes
- For a neater finish, you can trim any excess chocolate from the edges after it has set.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: Tagalong Cookies, Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Coated Cookies