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Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are rich, chocolatey cookies filled with a homemade peanut butter frosting filling.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Keyword: Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Servings: 19 sandwich cookies
Calories: 451kcal
Author: Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net

Ingredients

Chocolate Cookies

  • 3 cups (546 g) semisweet chocolate chips, about 1 ½ 12-ounce bags
  • ¼ cup (½ stick / 57 g) unsalted butter
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup (63.5 g) bread flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 bag (12 ounces) milk chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Filling

  • 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • cup (172 g) creamy peanut butter
  • ¼ cup (59.5 g) heavy cream
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 pinch kosher salt

Instructions

Chocolate Cookies

  • Fill a pot about halfway full of water. Bring it to a simmer over low heat. Find a heat-safe bowl (glass or stainless steel) that can be set into the pot of simmering water. Make sure the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water. The steam is what will melt the chocolate.
  • Add the semi-sweet chocolate chips and butter to the heat-safe bowl. With the heat on low, use a rubber spatula to stir the chocolate until it is melted and smooth. This takes about 5 minutes.
  • To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add eggs and sugar. Beat on medium speed until combined. Add in the vanilla and melted chocolate and beat until combined, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
  • Add in the flour and baking powder and mix until combined.
  • Gently fold in the milk chocolate chips.
  • Cover the bowl of cookie dough and store it in the refrigerator for one hour.
  • When ready, preheat the oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Using a 1 ½ tablespoon scoop, drop the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheets. Roll each into a ball, spacing each about an inch apart.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges appear dry.
  • Let the cookies cool while you prepare the filling.

Peanut Butter Filling

  • To a large bowl, add confectioners' sugar, butter, peanut butter, heavy cream, vanilla, and salt. Using a hand mixer on low speed, beat the ingredients until combined.
  • Increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy.
  • Spread about one tablespoon of the filling on the bottoms of half of the cooled chocolate cookies and top with the remaining cookies. Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1sandwich cookie | Calories: 451kcal