Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts

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No-bake, flourless mini dessert!!

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Ingredients needed:

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Prepare a jelly roll pan with parchment paper, leaving enough hanging over the sides for easy removal later. In the bowl of a stand mixer, or by hand, beat together the butter, peanut butter, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. 

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Add in the powdered sugar and beat until combined.

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Pour contents of the bowl onto the sheet pan and press down to spread evenly across the surface of the pan, to about 1/2” thickness. Put it in the freezer to set.

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Once you remove it from the freezer, lift the peanut butter mixture out of the sheet using the sides of the parchment paper. Carefully place it onto a hard surface or cutting board.

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Use a cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes from the peanut butter sheet.

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Place the cut-outs onto a new sheet of parchment paper and place them back into the freezer. Gather the remaining peanut butter mixture and press it back into the flat sheet to cut out additional shapes.

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Place chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl with the shortening. Heat in 30-second increments, stirring in between until the chocolate is mostly melted. Chocolate will continue to melt in its own residual heat. Stir until completely smooth and it drizzles easily.

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Remove just one or two chilled peanut butter hearts from the freezer at a time. Use a fork to dip the heart into the melted chocolate and flip it to coat both sides. Lift from the chocolate, allowing the excess to drip off. Place the dipped heart onto a sheet of parchment paper.

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Heat white chocolate chips and teaspoon of shortening, working in 15-30 second bursts, until melted and smooth. – Transfer to a piping bag. Drizzle chocolate in large sweeps over the hearts to add accent drizzle. Immediately sprinkle with heart sprinkles if desired. – 

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Allow chocolate to set (about 1 minute). 

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