Chocolate-Peanut Butter Moon Pies
"Moon pies are classic Southern cookies filled with marshmallow and coated with chocolate. Rebekah Turshen, the pastry chef at Nashville's City House, models hers on the classic, but also on the excellently named Goo-Goo Clusters, a peanut candy invented in Nashville in 1912. She spreads crispy sugar cookies with chocolate and peanut butter, then sandwiches them around a marshmallow filling...."
INGREDIENTS
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2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
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3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
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3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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1 large egg plus 2 large egg whites at room temperature
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2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
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salt
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4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
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1 cup chunky peanut butter
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2/3 cup light corn syrup
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pinch of cream of tartar
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1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
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cocoa and cinnamon, for dusting
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