Homemade Nutter Butters

Soft baked peanut butter cookies sandwiched around creamy peanut butter filling — these Homemade Nutter Butter cookies are even better than the original!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cookies, peanut butter

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings sandwich cookies

Calories 230kcal

Author Stacey aka the Soccer Mom

Cost $10

Equipment

Mixing bowls
Cookie sheet
Silicone baking mat
Electric mixer

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar to roll the cookie dough in

Peanut Butter Filling:

1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

To make the cookies:

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Pour 1/2 cup of sugar into a small bowl and set aside.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl and set aside.
Using a standing mixer or electric hand mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar and peanut butter.
Add the egg and vanilla and continue mixing.
Gradually pour bowl of dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
Divide dough into small balls, about 1 1/2 Tablespoons each.
Form each ball into a log shape, then roll in the small bowl of sugar.
Place the dough logs on prepared cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Using the tines of a fork, make a criss-cross pattern in your dough logs, then pinch the middle of the cookie to make a peanut shape.
Bake 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned on the edges, but still soft in center.
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the peanut butter filling.

Using a standing mixer, beat butter and peanut butter on medium speed until fluffy.
Mix in the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract.
Group your baked cookies into pairs, then spoon 1 Tablespoon of filling on the bottom cookie for each pair.
Place a second cookie onto the top of the filling to create a sandwich.

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Notes

Note: Nutrition information is an estimate only; actual values will vary based on the exact ingredients used and amount of recipe prepared.

Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3-4 days.

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