Description
Crispy, chewy peanut butter cookies paired with a sweet peanut butter filling.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Powdered sugar (for filling)
- 2–3 tbsp Milk (for filling consistency)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Beat butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
- Mix in egg and vanilla, then stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until dough forms.
- Roll dough into balls, press down with fork tines to make crisscross patterns.
- Bake 10–12 minutes until lightly golden, then cool completely.
- For filling: whisk peanut butter, powdered sugar, a bit of butter, and milk until smooth.
- Spread filling between two cookies, press together, and serve stacked.
Notes
- Ensure cookies are completely cool before adding filling.
- Adjust milk in filling for desired consistency.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg