Description
Delightful peanut butter sandwich cookies blend creamy filling between two crisp, golden-brown cookies. Rich homemade treats offer comfort and indulgence with each delectable bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (120 g / 4.2 oz) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (100 g / 3.5 oz) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g / 3.9 oz) packed light brown sugar
- 1 ¼ cups (160 g / 5.6 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup (120 g / 4.2 oz) creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup (57 g / 2 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (120 g / 4.2 oz) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsps heavy cream
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mixing Base: Cream butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, then blend in egg and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together, then gently fold into the wet ingredients, minimizing mixing to maintain cookie texture.
- Cookie Formation: Shape dough into tablespoon-sized spheres, placing them 2 inches apart on prepared sheets, and create a signature crisscross pattern using a fork.
- Baking Process: Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges turn golden, then allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Filling Creation: Whip peanut butter and softened butter until smooth, gradually incorporating powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream to achieve a spreadable consistency.
- Assembly: Once cookies are completely cooled, spread filling on the flat side of one cookie and carefully sandwich with a second cookie, pressing gently to create the final peanut butter sandwich cookie.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir dry ingredients minimally to maintain cookie tenderness and avoid tough, dense texture.
- Perfect Crisscross Pattern: Use a chilled fork for clean, uniform marks on cookie surface without sticking.
- Temperature Control: Remove cookies when edges turn golden to ensure soft, chewy center and crisp exterior.
- Customize Filling Consistency: Add heavy cream gradually to adjust buttercream thickness for smooth, spreadable filling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg