Peanut Butter Cookie Cake

I made this cake mainly because the idea of it tickled the heck out of me.  Who doesn't get a little giggly over a giant cookie cake?  It must be an inner child thing.  ;) 

It is quite rich, but worth the havoc it will create in a diet.  The peanut butter filling was so yummy.  Licking the bowl was all in the name of quality control!  That's my story....I'm sticking to it.

I'm a bit of a chocolate glaze fan...one of these days I might actually traditionally frost a cake.....naaaah.

Peanut Butter Cookie Cake

Cookie Layers:
1 cup tub margarine
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup creamy natural peanut butter
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
12oz semi sweet chocolate chunks

Cream margarine and sugars together.  Mix in eggs and peanut butter.  Mix in flour and baking soda.  Fold in chocolate chunks.  Divide batter between 3 greased 9in rounds.  Spread the cookie dough out into an even layer.  Bake at 350 for 10 to 14 minutes.  Remove from pans and cool.

Filling:
8oz reduced fat cream cheese
14oz no fat sweetened condensed milk
12oz peanut butter chips
1/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter

Melt peanut butter chips in the microwave until smooth.  Set aside.  Blend together cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, and peanut butter until smooth.  Mix in melted peanut butter chips.

Spread 1/3 of the peanut butter filling on top of a cooled cookie round.  Top with another cookie round and spread another 1/3 of the peanut butter filling.  Repeat with final round.

Chocolate Glaze:
14oz non fat sweetened condensed milk
6oz semi sweet chocolate chips
6oz milk chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.  Microwave, stirring often, until mixture is melted and smooth.  Spoon the chocolate down the the top edge and sides of the cookie cake....spreading it with the back of the spoon to get an even coat on the sides.  Drizzle some of the chocolate across the top of the cake with a fork for a finished look.  Chill to set.

A look at the interior of the cookie cake:

Chocolate and peanut butter heaven....if you have a craving this will fix you right up.  It was hard to get a neat slice...I was hindered a bit by the chocolate chunks.

The cookie layers ended up with a slight depression in the center after they were done baking.  It was perfect to hold the peanut butter filling though....especially the top layer.

I added this to the Sweets for Saturday #5 over at Sweet as Sugar Cookies.  Such an amazing collection of treats there...I must go forth and drool a bit.  ;)