Giant Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookie Food

GIANT PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIE

Steps:

• For the cookies: Stir together the flour and baking soda in a bowl. Cream the butter and both sugars on high speed in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light, about 2 minutes. Add the peanut butter and beat until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat on low until just combined. Divide the dough in half, form into 2 rectangles, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Cut a 12-inch peanut shape out of parchment to use as a template. Roll one piece of dough between two pieces of parchment to a rectangle a little bigger than the template. Remove the top piece of parchment and, using a pizza wheel or paring knife, cut the dough into a peanut shape. Reserve the dough scraps. Repeat with the remaining dough piece. Mold the scraps into a rectangle, wrap in plastic and chill along with the peanut shapes until firm, about 30 minutes.
• For the filling: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Beat the peanut butter and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar, about a 1/4 cup at a time, beating in between additions, until completely incorporated.
• To build the cookie: Roll out the chilled rectangle of dough scraps into a large rectangle about 1/4-inch thick. Use a pizza wheel or sharp paring knife to cut long strips about 1/2-inch wide. Transfer the peanut-shaped pieces of dough on their pieces of parchment to 2 baking sheets. Lay the dough strips on top of one of the peanut-shaped pieces of dough in a crisscross, freeform pattern to mimic the lines on a peanut. Use a rolling pin to gently flatten and adhere the strips to the peanut.
• Bake the cookies until lightly golden around the edges and dry on top, about 30 minutes. Cool completely on the baking sheets on a wire rack.
• Turn over the cookie without lines so it sits flat-side up on a flat serving plate. Spread the filling evenly to the edges. Top with the second cookie, lined-side up. Use a serrated knife to cut into squares for serving.

GIANT PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a 18-by-13-inch baking sheet with parchment.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter and 2 cups of the sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping down the bowl as needed. Add the eggs, peanut butter and vanilla and beat until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until the dough comes together and is smooth.
• Turn the dough out onto the prepared baking sheet. Form into a ball, cover with plastic wrap and chill about 40 minutes.
• Roll the chilled dough ball in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Put the cookie back on the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the temperature to 300 degrees F and bake, rotating the pan half way through, until golden brown and the center is set, but still soft, about 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes more. Cool on the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Push the chocolate kiss-shaped candy into the center of the cookie. Cool another 40 minutes before slicing into wedges and serving.

GIANT PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Combine flour, soda and salt.
• In mixer, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.
• Beat in vanilla and egg.
• Stir in flour mixture.
• Measure out 1/4 cups of dough and place on ungreased cookie sheet (4 cookies per sheet--these are big cookies) Cut each peanut butter cup into 4 pieces and push 8 pieces into top of each cookie, flattening the dough a bit.
• Bake until cookies are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• (The centers will still be a bit pale and soft).
• Let cookies cool for at least 1 minute on baking sheet before moving them to rack to cool.

GIANT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°.
• In large bowl, combine sugars, margarine, peanut butter, vanilla and egg; beat well.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level off.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
• If you are making the large cookies, it helps to chill the dough for an hour or so at this point, before shaping. It seems to make a firmer cookie--less likely to break. If you aren't concerned about that, you can skip this step.
• Shape about 1/4 cup dough (for 3-inch cookie) into a ball and place 4 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet (6 per sheet).
• Bake at 375° for 13-16 minutes.
• Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely on wire rack.

GIANT PEANUT BUTTER CUP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat butter, sugar and peanut butter in medium bowl until creamy.
• Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
• Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well.
• Drop dough by level 1/4 cup measurements onto ungreased cookie sheets, 3 cookies per sheet.
• Cookies will spread while baking.
• Push about 7 pieces of peanut butter cup into each cookies, flattening cookie slightly.
• Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until ligh golden brown around the edges.
• Centers will be pale and slightly soft.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet.
• Remove to wire rack; cool completely.

GIANT PEANUT BUTTER ICE CREAM SANDWICH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Let dough stand at room temperature 5-10 minutes to soften. Press into two ungreased 9-in. springform pans; sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. Bake 20-25 minutes or until set. Cool completely. , In a large bowl, whisk milk, cream and pudding mix 2 minutes. Let stand 2 minutes or until soft-set. In another large bowl, beat cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth. Add pudding and ice cream; beat until smooth. , Spread over one cookie crust. Remove sides of second pan; place crust, crumb side down, over filling. Wrap in plastic; freeze on a baking sheet 4 hours or until firm. , Remove from freezer 15 minutes before serving. Place Nutella in a small microwave-safe bowl; cover and microwave at 50% power 1-2 minutes or until smooth, stirring twice. Remove sides of pan; cut dessert into slices. Drizzle with Nutella.

GIANT CHEWY PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, whisk melted butter and both sugars.
• Whisk in eggs and vanilla til blended.
• Stir in peanut butter.
• In smaller bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt.
• Stir into butter mixture.
• Stir in peanuts.
• With a 1/4 cup measuring cup, scoop out dough, shape into balls. Makes 24 - 4" cookies.
• Place on parchment lined cookie sheets 2" apart.
• Flatten gently into 3" rounds.
• Bake in 375° oven for 12-14 minutes. Til light golden brown around edges but still slightly soft.
• Slide parchment paper onto wire rack to cool.
• Make criss-cross fork indentations on top of cookies for a more traditional look.