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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches

These cookies are so crispy and delicious. They make the perfect cookie sandwich with rich chocolate cream cheese frosting
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cookie sandwiches

Equipment

  • Stand mixer
  • 1 ½ tablespoon sized scoop

Ingredients
  

Cookie Ingredients

  • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter all-natural, unsweetened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup gluten free 1 : 1 all-purpose flour
  • cup arrowroot flour
  • ½ teaspoon coarse Kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 4 ounces ½ block cream cheese, room temperature
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse Kosher salt
  • cup dark chocolate chopped (or dark chocolate chips)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together peanut butter and butter. Add both sugars, and cream together until smooth. Scrape down the bowl, and add egg and vanilla extract.
  • In a small bowl, stir together flour, arrowroot, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to the peanut butter mixture, and turn on mixer to low speed. Cream together until just combined, scraping down the bowl to ensure all ingredients are well mixed.
  • Using a 1 ½ tablespoon-sized scoop, scoop the cookie dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Using the tines of a fork, gently press the cookies down in a criss cross pattern.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, spinning halfway through. Remove cookies from the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool completely before sandwiching with the icing.
  • To make the icing, place butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. On medium speed, cream together butter and cream cheese until well combined, and no cream cheese lumps are present. Scrape down the bowl and add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Turning the mixer on low, combine the ingredients until the powdered sugar is mixed in. Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed, and cream together until light and fluffy.
  • Meanwhile, place the chocolate in a small microwave safe bowl, and place in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir together, and if needed, microwave for 20 seconds at a time, until the chocolate is melted. Add the chocolate to the cream cheese mixture, and mix until well combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.
  • Once cookies are baked and cooled, place the cream cheese frosting in a piping bag fitted with a small piping tip. (NOTE: You can use any shape desired.) Pipe about 1-1 ½ tablespoons of frosting onto one cookie, and sandwich with another cookie. Refrigerate for 15 minutes to all the icing to harden slightly. ENJOY!
Keyword gluten free cookies, gluten free dessert, peanut butter cookies, peanut butter dessert, sandwich cookies
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