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Nutter Butter Sandwich Cookies
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5 from 3 votes

Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Are you a Nutter Butter addict?  I am but sometimes I want nice, soft sandwich peanut butter cookies rather than a crispy, crunchy one.  The trouble I had was I still wanted that authentic nutter butter taste, not just a regular peanut butter cookie.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time9 minutes
Additional Time10 minutes
Total Time49 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Nutter Butter Cookies, Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Servings: 40 Pieces (20 Cookies)
Calories: 340kcal
Author: AmyG

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 3 Cups Nutter Butter cookie crumbs 32 crushed Nutter Butters including filling
  • 1 Cup all purpose flour
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ Cup Butter softened but not melted
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 2 Eggs

Peanut Butter Frosting

  • ½ Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 4 Tbs. Butter softened
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 2 Tbs. Milk
  • 1 Cup icing sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Crush nutter butter cookies in a food processor filling and all until they are fine crumbs.
  • Measure the nutter butter crumbs, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix to combine.
  • Add the butter, vanilla, and eggs.
  • Mix until the cookie dough comes together in a dough that’s not sticky but holds together. This step will take a little patience.  Do not add more liquid to the dough.
  • Scoop cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets with a 1 ½  Tbs or #40 scoop. You should get 12 to a baking sheet.
  • Flatten each cookie to about ¼ inch thick using the bottom of a glass cup.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes.  Do not overbake.
  • Completely cool the cookies before frosting.
  • For the frosting, beat the peanut butter, butter, vanilla, milk and powdered sugar together until smooth.
  • Spread or pipe frosting onto one cookie and top will another.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 79mg | Sodium: 316mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g