Peanut Butter White Chocolate Sandwich Cookies Recipe
Peanut Butter White Chocolate Sandwich Cookies will tantalize you with their rich white chocolate buttercream. What a gorgeous combination!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter Softened
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Brown Sugar Packed
- 3 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 6 ounces White Baking Chocolate Not chips, must be baking chocolate, broken into pieces
- 1/3 cup Heavy Cream Plus 3 tablespoons, divided
- 1 cup Butter Softened
- 2 pound bag Powdered Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, shortening, peanut butter, and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- Add to mixing bowl, and mix well.
- Shape into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork.
- Bake at 375°F for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown at the edges. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, combine white chocolate and cream. Stir until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
- Set aside and let cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar and cream, blending after each addition.
- Add white chocolate mixture and vanilla, and beat until light and fluffy.
- Spread the frosting on half of the cookies, and top each with another cookie. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 407kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 6gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 12gSodium: 143mgSugar: 25g
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