Description
Homemade Nutter Butter Cookies are a delicious peanut butter treat featuring soft, chewy cookies with a creamy peanut butter filling sandwiched in between. Perfectly balanced in sweetness and peanut flavor, these cookies make a delightful snack or dessert that’s easy to prepare at home.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it reaches the correct temperature for even baking.
- Cream Ingredients: In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream together the peanut butter, softened unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until the mixture is smooth and fluffy.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Incorporate the eggs and vanilla extract into the creamed mixture. Mix well until fully combined and smooth.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt to distribute the leavening and seasoning evenly.
- Combine Wet and Dry: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, stirring carefully until just combined to avoid overmixing, which can toughen the cookies.
- Form Dough Balls: Drop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them adequately to allow for spreading.
- Make Crisscross Pattern: Slightly flatten each dough ball with a fork, pressing down to create a traditional crisscross pattern characteristic of peanut butter cookies.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown, ensuring a chewy center.
- Prepare Filling: While the cookies are baking, blend the powdered sugar and 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter until smooth and creamy to create the sandwich filling.
- Assemble Cookies: Once the cookies have cooled completely, spread a layer of the peanut butter filling on the bottom of one cookie and sandwich it with another cookie. Repeat until all cookies are paired.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is softened but not melted for proper creaming with sugars.
- Do not overmix the dough after adding flour to keep cookies tender.
- Cookies should be cooled completely before assembling to prevent filling from melting.
- For extra texture, consider adding chopped peanuts to the dough.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
