Jamming Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches

Jamming Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches show off extra large cookies stuffed with strawberry jam frosting. Big peanut butter and jelly taste in every bite!
Jamming Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Welcome to another edition of Festive Foodies! Today we’re celebrating National Peanut Butter Day!

Sweet or savory, let’s celebrate all things peanut butter!

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I hated peanut butter as a kid. That’s right. None for me thanks.
That changed as I aged and my peanut butter loving daughter wanted PBJ for her school lunches.
Now you will find several peanut butter recipes here on the blog:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffin

What I like about these peanut butter cookies most is that they stay soft. A soft, chewy cookie always tastes better to me!

Jamming Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
I like cookie sandwiches as a change of treats. A layer of strawberry jam frosting makes these cookie sandwiches both pretty and tasty!

Jamming Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Jamming Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Jamming Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches

Jamming Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Serving Size: 1 each

Plus chill time and cooling time.

Ingredients

  • cookie
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar plus some for sprinkling
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • frosting
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup strawberry jam
  • 1 tablespoon shortening
  • 1+ tablespoons water

Instructions

    cookie
  • Cream together butter, sugar, shortening, peanut butter. Add egg and vanilla.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda. Add to wet mixture.
  • Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
  • Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Flatten on cookie sheet with a fork criss cross pattern. Sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake at 375 for 15 to 18 minutes until set and slightly brown on bottom. Do not over bake. Cool on rack.
  • While cookies cool, prepare frosting/filling. Mix together powdered sugar, jam, shortening. Add enough water to reach desired consistency. Fill cooled cookies sandwiches.
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Thanks Jolene from Jolene’s Recipe Journal for hosting our pea-nutty event!!

Enjoy these great recipes from our peanut butter loving #FestiveFoodies for #NationalPeanutButterDay !

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