Description
Classic Homemade Peanut Butter Oreos blend creamy peanut butter with chocolate cookie perfection. Rich sandwich cookies deliver nostalgic comfort with professional bakery-quality taste and texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (2 sticks / 227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 g) brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (75 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup (190 g) creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp (7.5 ml) heavy cream (if needed for consistency)
Instructions
- Prepare Dough: Cream softened butter with brown and granulated sugars until light and fluffy, then blend in eggs and vanilla extract until silky smooth.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, creating a rich chocolate dry mixture.
- Mix Dough: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, blending until a cohesive chocolate dough forms without overmixing.
- Bake Wafers: Preheat oven to 350F (175C), line baking sheets with parchment paper, and drop tablespoon-sized dough portions with ample spacing.
- Prepare Cookies: Bake for 8-10 minutes until edges are set but centers remain tender, then rest on baking sheet for five minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Create Filling: Whip peanut butter and butter together, gradually incorporating powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy cream until light and fluffy.
- Assemble Sandwich Cookies: Spread peanut butter filling onto one chocolate wafer, delicately sandwich with another wafer, applying gentle pressure.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately for a soft treat or chill briefly to firm up the sandwich cookies.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Blend dry and wet ingredients just until combined to maintain a tender, soft cookie texture without developing tough gluten.
- Temperature Control: Allow butter and eggs to reach room temperature before mixing, ensuring smoother incorporation and consistent cookie structure.
- Precise Baking Time: Watch cookies closely during the 8-10 minute window, removing them when edges are set but centers remain soft for ultimate chewiness.
- Filling Consistency Hack: If peanut butter filling seems too thick, add cream incrementally to achieve the perfect spreadable consistency without becoming runny.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 227
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 134 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg