Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
If you love peanut butter, this is the cookie for you!
Ingredients:
- ½ cup margarine
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
Filling:
- 1 cup peanut butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Directions:
In large mixing bowl, beat the margarine and sugars together with an electric mixer until creamy. Add peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla and beat until combined. In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add to butter mixture a little at a time and beat until mixed.
Roll into 1” balls and place one inch apart on a non-stick baking sheet or on a baking sheet that has been lined with a silicone mat. Gently flatten cookies with the palm of your hand. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 minutes. (be sure not to overbake). Remove cookies from pan and let cool on wire rack.
For filling, mix peanut butter and powdered sugar together until smooth.
Spread 1½-2 tsp. of peanut butter filling on one cookie. Top with second cookie to make a sandwich.
If you have any leftover filling, use for peanut butter sandwiches.
Yields: 20 sandwich cookies
(VEGAN) Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients:
- ½ cup vegan margarine
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 Tbsp. corn starch
- 1 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
Filling:
- 1 cup peanut butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Directions:
In large mixing bowl, beat the margarine and sugars together with an electric mixer until creamy. Add peanut butter, water, and vanilla and beat until combined. In a small bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add to butter mixture a little at a time and beat until mixed.
Roll into 1” balls and place one inch apart on a non-stick baking sheet or on a baking sheet that has been lined with a silicone mat. Gently flatten cookies with the palm of your hand. Bake at 375 degrees for 9 minutes. (be sure not to overbake). Remove cookies from pan and let cool on wire rack.
For filling, mix peanut butter and powdered sugar together until smooth.
Spread 1 ½-2 tsp. of peanut butter filling on one cookie. Top with second cookie to make a sandwich.
If you have any leftover filling, use for peanut butter sandwiches.
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