Buttercream Peanut Butter Sandwich

Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1 cup peanut butter, I like Old Home Natural Peanut Butter
• ½ cup butter, room temperature
• 1 ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup sugar, for rolling the dough.

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Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

• 1 ½ cups butter, room temperature
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• ¼ cup heavy cream
• Pinch of fine sea salt

Peanut Butter Cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the peanut butter, butte , salt, and brown sugar. Mix for two minutes until soft and light.
3. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.
4. Combine the flour and baking soda and fold into the peanut butter.
5. Using a large ice cream scooper, scoop out dough making sure to tightly pack it.
6. Roll the dough in the sugar and place on a lined sheet pan. Now take a clean fork and lightly press into dough and then again across the first, this will create the checkered pattern we associate on top of peanut butter cookies.
7. Bake for 8-10 minutes in the oven. You will see them puff up a little when done.

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Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

1. Place room temperature butter in a mixing bowl and start mixing with a paddle.
2. Next add sugar and start mixing on low and then increase speed when sugar is combined.
3. Add vanilla and a pinch of salt and mix until smooth.
4. Place buttercream in a piping bag and pipe a dollop on ½ of the cookies. Top with another cookie and enjoy.