Delish Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

If you like the idea of two perfect chocolate disks smushing a generous blob of peanut butter between them—like a tiny edible hug—then welcome to my very professional (read: slightly guilty) obsession. These Delish Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are the kind of thing that will make your oven feel useful and your pantry feel like the VIP section. They’re fudgy, peanut-buttery, and shamelessly snackable. Try them because life is short, and calories don’t count on Tuesdays.

Once, I tried to be cute and make these for the school bake sale. Husband decided to “help” by taste-testing the dough. He fell into what I call the four-sample spiral: one sample, two samples, then a full spoon disappearing before I could scream. He then swore he’d “only take one cookie when home,” and brought home half the batch shoved under his shirt like a snack smuggler. The kids thought it was magic, I thought it was theft, and the bake sale table had exactly zero cookies by noon. 10/10 would trust him with cookies again (for entertainment value).

Time-Saving Hacks

– Use store-bought cookie dough as your base and swirl in extra cocoa and peanut butter. It’s chef-lite, and nobody needs to know.
– Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment and chill as a slab—slice, bake, sandwich, done. Fewer trays, fewer dishes, more life.
– Skip piping. Drop spoonfuls, squish with a glass, sandwich with intent. Precision is for pastry school and people who own timers.

Serving Ideas

– Serve with cold milk if you want to be wholesome. Serve with coffee if you’re pretending to be an adult.
– Offer with red wine if the kids were particularly dramatic that day—doctor’s orders (not really).
– For brunch: crumble them over vanilla ice cream and act like it was planned.
– Honestly, sometimes I just pile a napkin with three cookies and call it a cuisine.

What to Serve It With

– Classic: a cold glass of milk.
– Fancy: espresso or a creamy latte (cookie dunking is a serious sport).
– For kids: apple slices, because someone should pretend we’re balanced.
– For adults: a small scoop of vanilla ice cream—cookie + ice cream = instant celebration.

✔Tips & Mistakes

– Don’t overbake: they’ll firm up as they cool. If they look fudgy, that’s a feature, not a bug.
– Peanut butter: natural vs. processed will change texture—natural can be greasier, so adjust with a tad more flour or cocoa.
– Size matters: make uniform rounds unless you enjoy explaining why half the batch is done and half is still dough.
– If the filling oozes out while baking, accept the mess as an offering to the snack gods.

✔Storage Tips

Store it in the fridge… if there’s any left. Cold midnight leftovers? Sometimes better than fresh.

✔Variations and Substitutions

Swap whatever you want—sugar ↔ honey, soy sauce ↔ tamari, or skip steps and call it “deconstructed.” It still counts.

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Delish Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Rich and creamy chocolate peanut butter cookies filled with luscious frosting, perfect for dessert.

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 120kcal

Ingredients

 

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Main Ingredients

• ▢ 1.5 cups all-purpose flour Sifted
• ▢ 0.5 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 0.5 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 cup butter Softened
• ▢ 1 cup peanut butter
• ▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 cup brown sugar Packed
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preparation Steps

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
• In another large bowl, beat together the butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until creamy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla extract.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until well combined.
• Drop tablespoon-sized amounts of dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks.

Notes

These cookies are best enjoyed fresh but can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.