Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
My favorite peanut butter cookie recipe is made into sandwich cookies and filled with peanut butter frosting!
Servings: 18 sandwiches
Cost: $5
Ingredients
Cookies:
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup (200g) peanut butter (shelf stable; not natural)
- ¾ cup (150g) packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¾ cups (217g) all purpose flour
Filling:
- ½ tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup (134g) peanut butter
- 2 cups (226g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment or silpat baking mats.
- Cream butter, peanut butter, and both sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with a hand mixer. Add egg, vanilla, milk, and salt and baking soda. Mix until combined. Slowly add flour and mix until dough comes together.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon sized balls of dough. Place on cookie sheet 2-inches apart. Press each cookie down with the tines of a fork to flatten and create the criss cross pattern.
- Bake for 9-14 minutes, until they just begin to brown. Cool completely on cookie sheets.
- Make the filling: beat butter and peanut butter until smooth using a hand mixer. Slowly mix in powdered sugar, mix until crumbly. Add extract. Start by adding 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream or milk, then add more 1 teaspoon at a time until you have the desired thickness for filling.
- Turn half the cookies upside dow and spread with filling. Sandwich with the remaining cookies.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 135mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg
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