Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 cups creamy peanut butter
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1 cup light brown sugar, packed
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1 cup granulated sugar (plus extra for topping)
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2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
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6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
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2 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper for even browning & to guard against burning.
- FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH ~ In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda & salt.
- In a large bowl, & with an electric mixer at high speed, beat butter, peanut butter & both sugars until light & fluffy.
- Beat in eggs & vanilla, then gently fold in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
- Roll a rounded tablespoon of dough between your hands to make a ball, then place it on the prepared baking sheets. Repeat until cookie dough is all used up.
- Dip a fork in some additional granulated sugar & press each dough ball to make a crisscross pattern.
- Bake for 14 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges.
- Set the baking sheets on wire racks & cool 5 minutes before transferring cookies directly onto the wire racks to cool completely.
- FOR THE FILLING ~ In a medium bowl beat all filling ingredients together until creamy.
- Spread 1 tablespoon of the filling onto the flat side of 1 cookie & press the flat side of a 2nd cookie onto the filling, creating a cookie sandwich. Repeat until sandwich cookies are completed!