Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookies
Updated June 15, 2020
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookies-flourless peanut butter cookies filled chocolate ganache and a creamy peanut butter filling.
Tomorrow is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day, pretty much the best day ever! I am going to celebrate ALL day long. I am kicking off the day with Baked Peanut Butter Apple Oatmeal, for lunch I will enjoy a simple Peanut Butter, Banana, and Honey Sandwich, and for dinner I will eat Cucumber Noodles with Peanut Sauce.
Wait, you think I am done? NO WAY! Dessert is a MUST on National Peanut Butter Day! I am going to make Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookies. A mouthful, right? You just wait until you try them! Your mouth will be VERY happy!
Peanut butter cookies are delicious on their own, but add chocolate ganache and a creamy peanut butter filling and you have a HEAVENLY peanut butter cookie! You might even shed a tear, these cookies are that good!
The peanut butter cookies are flourless. That’s right, no flour is needed. They are gluten-free and SO easy to make. Once the cookies are baked and cooled, the real fun begins.
I take a cookie and spread silky chocolate ganache on the bottom. Next, I add a layer of creamy, dreamy peanut butter frosting. Put another peanut butter cookie on top, slightly press together, and VOILA…cookie heaven!
The peanut butter cookies are thick, slightly crispy, and go so well with the chocolate ganache and peanut butter filling. Peanut butter and chocolate together equals extreme happiness!
Make sure you have a glass of cold milk nearby because you will need it to wash down these peanut butter sandwich cookies.
Celebrate National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day with me tomorrow and make Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookies. They are the perfect peanut butter cookies! And if you can’t wait until tomorrow, I completely understand. You have my permission to get the party started NOW!
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Chocolate Ganache:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
For the Peanut Butter Filling:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the peanut butter and sugars together until creamy and smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla, and mix until combined. Add the baking soda and salt and mix until combined.
- Spoon dough into balls, about 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie. Place them on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Smash dough balls with a fork, creating a criss cross. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Don't overbake. Remove cookies from oven and let them sit on the baking sheet for 2 minutes. Move to a wire rack and cool completely.
- While the cookies are cooling, make the chocolate ganache. Place the chocolate chips in a medium bowl. Heat the cream in the microwave, in an microwave safe bowl, for 30-60 seconds, or until cream is hot, but not bubbling. Pour hot cream over chocolate chips and let sit for 1 minute. Stir until the chocolate melts and you have a smooth and silky ganache. Set aside.
- Next, make the peanut butter frosting. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and peanut butter together until smooth. Slowly add in the powdered sugar. Mix until smooth. Add the milk and vanilla and mix until the frosting is creamy and smooth. If you need to add a little more powdered sugar or milk to reach your desired consistency, you can. You want the frosting to be thick.
- To assemble the sandwich cookies, take one cookie and spread ganache on the inside of the cookie, about 1 ½ teaspoons. Next, either spread on the peanut butter frosting with a spoon or put the frosting in a pastry bag and pipe the frosting onto the ganache. I like to pipe the frosting. I use about 1 tablespoon of frosting. Top with another cookie and gently squeeze so the ganache and frosting meet the edge of the cookies. Continue until all of your cookies are sandwiched!
- Note-these cookies will keep in an airtight container on the counter for 2-3 days.
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These cookies are amazing! We call them “One Night Stands,” because they’re so decadent and delicious. Also you can only eat one at a time, because they’re so rich! I love that I can share them with gluten-intolerant friends. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Yesterday we celebrated July birthdays in the art studio, I am gluten-free the only one in the studio, however one of the ladies said she was going to make a cake one that even I could eat (although I was very hesitant, because people always say that, but it, indeed turns out to have some type of gluten in it).
Anyway, the young lady making the cake an ounce after everyone had a slice eating, saying how delicious it was looked at me and said I made this with you especially in mine. You can have a piece.
She announced she made a flourless gluten-free cake with me and mind and so I had a piece it was the most decadent piece of gluten-free (first time ever flourless cake) I’ve tried everyone in the studio was raving about it.
Thank you for sharing this recipe.
PERFECTION!!!