Description
Delight in these classic Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies featuring a perfectly soft and chewy peanut butter cookie paired with a creamy peanut butter filling. This easy homemade recipe brings together the rich flavors of peanut butter and a sweet buttery filling for a delicious treat perfect for dessert or snack time.
Ingredients
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For the Cookies:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For the Filling:
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk (as needed for consistency)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent the cookies from sticking.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, beat together the peanut butter, softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, ensuring the sugars dissolve fully.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Incorporate the egg and vanilla extract into the wet mixture and beat until the ingredients are fully combined and smooth.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until evenly distributed.
- Mix Dough: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing gently until just combined to avoid overworking the dough.
- Shape Cookies: Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball slightly using a fork in a crisscross pattern to create the classic peanut butter cookie look.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies for 8–10 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden, indicating they are cooked through but still soft in the center.
- Cool Cookies: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack before filling.
- Prepare Filling: In a medium bowl, beat together the peanut butter and softened butter until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, then gradually mix in milk until the filling reaches a creamy and spreadable consistency.
- Assemble Sandwiches: Spread or pipe the peanut butter filling onto the flat side of half the cooled cookies, then gently press the remaining cookies on top to form sandwich cookies.
Notes
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes before baking can help prevent the cookies from spreading too much and gives better shape.
- For a chocolatey twist, add a tablespoon of cocoa powder to the filling to combine chocolate and peanut butter flavors.
- Make sure the cookies are completely cooled before filling to prevent melting or sliding of the filling.
- Use creamy peanut butter for a smooth texture; chunky peanut butter can be substituted but will alter the cookie texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
