Description
These Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are a delightful treat, combining two soft peanut butter cookies with a creamy filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (112 grams), softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar (100 grams), light or dark
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar (66 grams)
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (94 grams)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cup quick oats
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (28 grams) for filling
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter for filling
- 1 cup powdered sugar (110 grams) for filling
- 4–5 tablespoons whipping cream (50–75 ml), or milk for filling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C) degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or baking mats.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Mix in the peanut butter.
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract.
- With the mixer on low speed, mix in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Then mix in the oats.
- Spoon the dough into balls with about 1 – 1.5 tablespoons of dough each. Place 2 inches apart on the lined cookie sheets and flatten just slightly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8-11 minutes, or until the tops look set.
- Remove from the oven. Cool for 10-15 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- For the Peanut Butter Filling, beat the butter until smooth, then mix in the peanut butter.
- Mix in the powdered sugar starting with the mixer on low speed.
- Beat in the cream (or milk) about 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture is a smooth consistency.
- Frost the bottom of 1 cookie with about 1 tablespoon of filling, then sandwich a second cookie on top.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of powdered sugar in the filling to your taste.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg