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Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Teresa Ambra
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are something special. Luscious peanut butter filling is sandwiched between two delicious peanut butter cookies. It's a terrific dessert for peanut butter lover's. Plus, this is a great dessert for tailgating parties, birthdays, potlucks or family reunions.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 28
Calories 315 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 large 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 medium mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula
  • 2 wire cooling racks
  • 1 fork

Ingredients
  

COOKIES:

  • 1 cup Crisco shortening If using Butter Flavor Crisco, omit butter flavoring
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. butter flavoring
  • 3 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt

PEANUT BUTTER FILLING:

  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 8-9 tbsp. 2% milk

Instructions
 

COOKIES:

  • In a large bowl, cream the shortening, peanut butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, butter flavoring, baking soda and salt with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Stir in the flour with a wooden spoon until well combined.
  • Shape into 1-1 ½-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets that have been lightly sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Using a fork, press a criss-cross pattern into each cookie.
  • Bake at 375˚ for about 10 minutes or until golden.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks half way through baking time.
  • Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • Frost bottom of a peanut butter cookie with peanut butter icing and place another peanut butter cookie on top of the icing to make sandwich cookies.

PEANUT BUTTER FILLING:

  • For filling, in a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat peanut butter, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve a spreading consistency.
  • Spread on half of the cookies and top each with another cookie.

Notes

NOTE: This recipe can be made with Butter Flavor Crisco. Omit the butter flavoring if doing so.
 
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 315kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 185mgPotassium: 117mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 34IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookie, dessert, peanut butter
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