Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

By srumbel

Did I mention how easy these Peanut butter Sandwich cookies are to make? The dough comes together in minutes. No need to refrigerate the dough. Just preheat your oven, mix up the dough and use a cookie scoop to drop onto a lined cookie sheet. These peanut butter sandwich cookies are perfect for summer picnics. They are easy to make and loved by adults and kids alike.
from two-in-the-kitchen.com

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• Filling
• 1/2 c. peanut butter
• 2 1/3 c. powdered sugar
• 6 Tablespoons milk
• 1 t. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the peanut butter and vegetable shortening. Add the brown sugar and mix until well blended. Add the milk, vanilla, and egg and mix thoroughly.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the peanut butter mixture in two additions, blending thoroughly and scraping the bowl each time.
Using a medium cookie scoop, drop onto a cookie sheet lined with a silicone mat and use a fork to press a criss cross pattern in each cookie.
Bake for 7-8 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes and then move the cookies to a cooling rack to cool fully.
In the meantime, make the filling by placing the peanut butter in a medium mixing bowl. Add 1 cup of powdered sugar and 3 TBLS of milk and blend together. Add another cup of powdered sugar, 2 TBLS of milk and the vanilla and blend together. Add the final 1/3 c. of powdered sugar and the final TBLS of milk and blend thoroughly.
Using a spatula, put a heaping tablespoon of filling on a cookie and sandwich them together. Continue until all cookies are filled. Should make approximately 18 sandwich cookies.