Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwich...

Steve loves all things peanut butter. Peanut butter cups. Reeces pieces. Peanut butter M&Ms. Peanut butter and chocolate swirled frozen yogurt. You get the idea. I hope he never has to choose between me and peanut butter anything, I'm afraid I wouldn't stand a chance.

While browsing my favorite food blog, ourbestbites.com, I came across these peanut butter sandwich cookies. It's a basic peanut butter cookie (a soft and chewy cookie) with a fluffy peanut butter whipped frosting in the middle. Some might think the frosting is a little over the top, but it really does melt in your mouth. I keep meaning to try a chocolate frosting in the middle but haven't made the leap yet.

Our Best Bites Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

1 C butter flavored Crisco

1 C creamy peanut butter 

1 C sugar

1 C packed brown sugar

1 t vanilla

3 eggs

3 C flour

2 t baking soda

1/2 t salt Additional white sugar for rolling

Filling:

1 C creamy peanut butter

1/2 C  real butter, softened

4 C powdered sugar

2 t vanilla

3-4 Tbs milk

Cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cream shortening, peanut butter, and sugars together until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add in vanilla, and eggs one at a time. In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt and add to dough. Mix to combine. The dough will be very soft- that’s normal!

Roll dough into 1/2 inch (or a little larger) balls, roll in sugar, place on ungreased cookie sheet and do the little forky criss-cross thing.

Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until puffed and set, but not browned.  Remove from oven, let cool on baking sheet for 2-3 minutes and then transfer to cooling rack. 

Filling: Beat peanut butter, butter, sugar, and vanilla together until smooth, if needed, add milk until desired consistency is reached.  When cookies are completely cooled, spread a layer of frosting on one side and sandwich together. yield: about 4 dozen sandwiches