Best 6 Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful culinary journey with our tantalizing Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, a harmonious blend of rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter. These delectable treats are perfect for satisfying your sweet cravings, whether you're a chocolate enthusiast, a peanut butter aficionado, or simply a lover of classic cookie combinations. With a chewy chocolate cookie base, a luscious peanut butter filling, and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts for added texture, these cookies offer a symphony of flavors and textures that will leave you wanting more. Our article features three irresistible variations of this classic recipe: the traditional Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, the decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies, and the innovative Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Cookies. Each variation offers a unique twist on the classic, ensuring that there's something for everyone's taste buds.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

MILK CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES



Milk Chocolate-Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies image

Categories     Cookies     Milk/Cream     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake     Valentine's Day     Kid-Friendly     Peanut     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Makes about 2 1/2 dozen sandwich cookies

Number Of Ingredients 19

Cookies
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon (packed) dark brown sugar
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 1/3 cups (about 8 ounces) milk chocolate chips
Filling
3 ounces high-quality milk chocolate (such as Lindt or Perugina), chopped
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
6 tablespoons whipping cream

Steps:

  • For cookies:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat powdered sugar, dark brown sugar, and butter in large bowl to blend.
  • Add peanut butter; beat until creamy. Gradually beat in vegetable oil and vanilla extract, then egg. Add dry ingredients; mix just until blended. Stir in milk chocolate chips.
  • Drop cookie dough by level tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake cookies until puffed and golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly, then transfer cookies to rack to cool completely.
  • For filling:
  • Place chocolate, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and kosher salt in medium bowl. Bring whipping cream to boil in heavy small saucepan. Pour hot cream over chocolate mixture; stir until mixture is melted and smooth. Chill until filling is thick and spreadable, about 1 hour.
  • Spread about 1 rounded teaspoonful chocolate-peanut butter filling on flat side of 1 cookie. Top with second cookie, forming sandwich. Repeat with remaining filling and cookies. (Cookie sandwiches can be made 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SANDWICH COOKIES



Chewy Peanut Butter and Chocolate Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 24 sandwich cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
2 large eggs
2 tbsps. milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups quick rolled oats
1 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 (14.1 oz.) jar Jif® Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread

Steps:

  • HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Beat sugar, brown sugar, butter and peanut butter in large mixing bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. Stir in rolled oats, flour, coconut, baking powder and baking soda until well blended.
  • DROP dough by tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown around edges. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
  • SPREAD 2 teaspoons chocolate hazelnut spread on bottom side of half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies, flat side down, to form sandwich cookies.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT-BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES



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Transform nutty cookies into triple-decker delights: Sandwich them around a creamy melted-chocolate filling, and munch away!

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 1h

Yield Makes 15

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • Make filling: Place chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl set over (not in) a saucepan of simmering water; stir frequently until almost melted. Remove from heat; stir until completely melted. Stir in cream; set aside to cool and thicken, about 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter, peanut butter, and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture, and mix just until blended (do not overmix).
  • Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto 2 baking sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart. With the bottom of a damp glass, lightly flatten each mound of dough into a 2-inch round. Bake until golden around edges, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies immediately to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • With a small offset spatula or table knife, spread bottom of half the cookies with 2 teaspoons filling each; sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing gently to spread filling to the edge. Let set for 15 minutes before serving.

PEANUT-BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE-ICE-CREAM SANDWICH COOKIES



Peanut-Butter and Chocolate-Ice-Cream Sandwich Cookies image

This irresistible recipe for peanut-butter and chocolate-ice-cream sandwich cookies comes from How Sweet It Is cake studio in New York City.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 12 ice cream sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Chocolate Ice Cream for Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies

Steps:

  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add both sugars and continue to mix until smooth.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer running, add flour mixture in two batches, mixing well after each addition. Continue mixing until a dough forms. Form dough into a ball and wrap with plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Place on prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Press down on each dough ball using the tines of a fork, once vertically and once horizontally, to make a crosshatch pattern on the cookies. Sprinkle with sugar and transfer to oven. Bake 14 to 16 minutes, rotating baking sheet once during baking. Let cool completely.
  • Place 1 scoop of ice cream on the bottom side of 12 cookies. Top with remaining cookies to form sandwiches. Serve immediately or wrap individually using plastic wrap. Keep frozen up to 1 month.

CHOCOLATE DIPPED PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES



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These pb sandwich cookies are very yummy and so easy to make. For a softer cookie, bake on a "lighter" colored pan as opposed to a dark baking pan. This recipe comes from a December Family Circle magazine from a few years back.

Provided by Karamia

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 28 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter, room temp
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 teaspoons vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Pre-heat oven to 350.
  • In large bowl, beat butter, peanut butter, sugar and egg until smooth.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to peanut butter mixture and beat on low.
  • Take one rounded teaspoon of dough and roll into a 1-inch ball. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes until puffed (do not over bake). Let stand 2 minutes on cookie sheet and then transfer to cookie rack to cool.
  • Filling: For the filling, mix together the peanut butter and confectioners' sugar. Spread 1/2 of the cookies with 1 rounded teaspoon filling on flat side of cookies. Top with remaining cookies to form a sandwich cookie.
  • Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until firm.
  • In a microwave safe bowl, microwave chocolate chips and oil for 1 minute at 100% power; stir until melted.
  • Dip cookied half-way into chocolate; let excess drain off.
  • Place cookies on waxed papered sheets and dizzle with remaining chocolate.
  • Refrigerate to set.
  • ENJOY!

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES



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Sandwich cookies are always a hit, and homemade ones like these that feature peanut butter and chocolate are guaranteed to please! Whenever we visit out-of-town friends, they ask if we'll bring a batch of these cookies. -Vickie Rhoads, Eugene, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 2-3/4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup butter, cubed
2 tablespoons shortening
1 cup baking cocoa
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
1/4 cup peanut butter
3 large eggs
2-1/2 cups sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
11 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan melt butter and shortening over low heat, Remove from the heat; stir in the cocoa, chocolate syrup and peanut butter until smooth. Cool., In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. Beat in the chocolate mixture and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture., Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until surface cracks. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks., In a large bowl, beat peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Pipe or spread onto the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 417 calories, Fat 15g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 42mg cholesterol, Sodium 211mg sodium, Carbohydrate 69g carbohydrate (56g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate and peanut butter. This will make a big difference in the taste of your cookies. Look for chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70% and peanut butter that is made with 100% peanuts.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Don't overbake the cookies. They should be slightly soft in the center when you take them out of the oven. If you overbake them, they will be dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before serving. This will allow the flavors to develop and the cookies to set properly.

Conclusion:

Chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookies are a classic for a reason. They are delicious, easy to make, and loved by people of all ages. These tips will help you make the best chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookies possible. Get baking and enjoy these iconic treats.

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