Peanut Butter and Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Recipe
The recipe produces an irresistibly delicious, peanut butter cookie with a rich fudge sandwich filling.
Equipment
- 2 Parchment paper or silicone baking mat
- Cookie Scoop or spoon for scooping cookies
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Cookies
- ½ Cup Unsalted Butter, room temperature
- ½ Cup Light brown sugar
- ½ Cup Granulated sugar
- ½ Cup Creamy peanut butter
- 1 Large Egg, room temperature
- 1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
- ¾ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Fudge Filling
- 1 Cup Heavy cream
- ¼ Cup Light corn syrup
- 12 Ounces Bittersweet chocolate
- 6 Tablespoons Unsalted butter, room temperature
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Prepare 2 baking sheets by lining with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a hand mixer, begin creaming the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy (2 - 4 minutes on medium speed). Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Add the egg to the bowl and mix on medium speed until incorporated. Scrape the bowl as needed.
- Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined.
- Scoop 1 ½ tablespoon of the dough using a cookie scoop or spoon.
- Place onto parchment-lined baking sheets leaving approximately 2 inches of space between each cookie.
- Using your palm or the bottom of a round drinking glass, flatten the cookie slightly.
- Bake cookies for 10 - 12 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Fudge Filling
- Combine chocolate and butter in a heat-proof bowl.
- Bring heavy cream and corn syrup to a simmer and pour over chocolate and butter. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- Stir mixture until chocolate and butter are melted. If not melted completely, heat for 15 second bursts in microwave, stirring between each heating.
- Set bowl aside until fudge filling sets up (approximately 1 hour at room temperature)
Assembling Cookies
- Arrange the cookies in pairs by matching up similar sized cookies.
- Pipe or spoon approximately 1 tablespoon fudge filling onto the flat side of half of the cookies.
- Sandwich with the remaining cookies and gently press until the filling reaches the edges.
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Nutrition
Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 5gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 238mgPotassium: 186mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 493IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 2mg
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