Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

What does it accept to brand a perfect Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies?  Is it simply the correct close of crispy mash without crumbling?  Could it endure a smooth, sweet, creamy filling that doesn’t ooze out the sides when y'all accept a bite?  Maybe it’s the robust peanuty flavor?

I intend this cookie is all those things in addition to more.  It is perfectly delicious.

You don’t necessitate a mixer for this recipe.  Just blend the dry out ingredients together in addition to inwards a split upwards bowl combine the butter, peanut butter, sugar, milk in addition to an egg.  Fold the dry out ingredients into the peanut butter mixture in addition to you’re almost done.

Gently plication inwards finely chopped peanuts for an extra crunchy peanuty punch.

Drop the dough on a parchment lined baking canvass using a cookie scoop or tablespoon measure.  Gently press each into a ii inch round.

Bake in addition to cool earlier filling.

The filling is a uncomplicated combination of peanut butter, butter in addition to confectioners’ sugar.

Sandwich the cookies together in addition to press gently to spread the filling to the edges.

Store inwards an airtight container inwards a cool house for upwards to 3 days.

No worries, I don’t intend they volition final that long anyway.

See all those lovely picayune peanuts?

My hubby said these are the best peanut butter cookies he’s e'er had in addition to his mom used to brand them all the time.  I concur – they are outstanding in addition to volition endure a favorite inwards our theatre for years to come.  I promise y'all laissez passer them a essay in addition to beloved them equally much equally nosotros do.

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Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

12 mins

Total Time

42 mins

 

With simply the correct close of crispy mash without crumbling in addition to a smooth, sweet, creamy filling that doesn’t ooze out the sides when y'all accept a bite

Course:

Cookies

Servings: 22 -24 Cookies

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the cookie dough:

• 
  1 1/4
  cups
  dry roasted peanuts,
  unsalted
  


• 
  3/4
  cup
  all-purpose flour
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  baking soda
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  3
  tablespoons
  unsalted butter,
  melted
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  creamy peanut butter
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  light dark-brown sugar,
  packed
  


• 
  3
  tablespoons
  whole milk
  


• 
  1
  large egg
  

For the filling:

• 
  1
  cup
  creamy peanut butter
  


• 
  4
  tablespoons
  unsalted butter
  


• 
  1 1/4
  cups
  powdered sugar
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line ii baking sheets amongst parchment newspaper in addition to laid aside.
   
   


2. 
   
   Place peanuts inwards a nutrient processor in addition to pulse until finely chopped. Don’t overdo it – y'all don’t desire to brand peanut butter. Set aside.
   
   


3. 
   
   In a pocket-size mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda in addition to common salt until blended. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter, peanut butter, sugars, milk in addition to egg. Add the flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture in addition to blend using a spatula. Fold inwards the chopped peanuts gently, simply until blended.
   
   


4. 
   
   Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon mensuration spoon, house 12 mounds on 1 prepared baking sheet. Make certain they are evenly spaced, non to closed together. Lightly dampen your fingers in addition to gently press the mounds to a ii inch diameter cookie. Bake for close 12 minutes (rotate the pan halfway through baking) or until lightly browned in addition to theatre to the touch. Allow the cookies to cool for v minutes on the pan, in addition to hence transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat using the cooled cookie canvass baking 12 at a time. (These cookies create best if y'all usage a mutual frigidity cookie canvass for each novel batch. If y'all solely get got 1 cookie sheet, usage a novel slice of parchment newspaper placing the dough on the parchment in addition to and hence all together on the cookie sheet. As amongst most cookies, they volition spread likewise much if y'all usage a hot cookie sheet.)
   
   


5. 
   

   To brand the filling microwave the peanut butter in addition to butter together simply until melted in addition to warm. Stir together until blended. Using a safe spatula plication inwards the saccharide until combined.

   
   


6. 
   
   Place one-half the cookies upside downward on the wire rack or construct clean operate surface. Place 1 rounded tablespoon of the warm filling inwards the middle of each cookie. Using a knife spread the filling until it’s almost to the edge. Then house a 2d cookie on overstep in addition to gently press downward until the filling spreads to the edge.
   
   

Recipe Notes

Recipe adapted from America's Test Kitchen

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I sat downward final calendar week to write a pita breadstuff post service but got a surprise view from my grandson.  You know I seat the figurer away hence I could play amongst my picayune cutie pie.  I’ll larn it upwards this calendar week hence thank y'all for your patience.

We had a practiced weekend in addition to went out amongst friends Sat night.  It had been a long fourth dimension since nosotros went out on a engagement – hence y'all know I had tons of fun.  I promise y'all get got a cracking calendar week in addition to thank y'all hence much for stopping by!

Tricia

Source: savingdessert.com