Fluffernutter Cookies
Updated March 26, 2019
It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school for another year of learning, friends, and fun. I always enjoyed the first few weeks of school, but then reality sets in. The days of summer soon fade and play time is replaced with homework time. I was never fond of homework time, but I did enjoy the after school snacks that were left on the table to motivate my mind. If my dad would of left me a plate of these Fluffernutter cookies, I am sure I would of been a model student and breezed right through my assignments.
I don’t like math and math doesn’t like me. I have never been good with numbers. My dad on the other hand is a math whiz. He had to tutor me through years and years of math classes. Even when I was in college, states away, I would call him for help. I didn’t get my dad’s math genius genes, but I did get his stubborn genes. On multiple occasions, my dad got frustrated with me while trying to teach me a new formula, equation, or the reasoning behind a story problem. I probably was a little slow at learning, but I was also a lot stubborn:) Sometimes I didn’t concentrate or focus, just because I hated math. I didn’t care to learn at times. I still don’t see the point of trying to figure out what time train A or B would arrive at the train station. Who cares? I wasn’t traveling on that train:)
My dad would make me sit at the table until all of my math homework was done and done well. I would doodle on my papers and make up excuses on why I wasn’t finished. Our homework sessions would drag out forever because I was so stubborn. My dad didn’t think I listened to him, but I did. I always got good grades and the torture of doing my math homework paid off. I just wish I would of not been so stubborn, I wasted a lot of hours at the kitchen table when I was a kid.
To make homework time more enjoyable for your kids, make them a batch of Fluffernutter cookies. These cookies are inspired by the famous Fluffernutter sandwich, peanut butter and marshmallow creme smashed by two pieces of bread. If it works in a sandwich, why not a cookie?
I used one of my favorite peanut butter cookie recipes and created a puddle in the center of each cookie by pressing down the dough with my thumb. When the cookies were done baking, I filled each cookie with marshmallow creme. Caution-this part will get sticky but don’t worry, it is a good sticky:) The combination of peanut butter and marshmallow creme is classic, just like a Fluffernutter sandwich, maybe even better:)
Start the school year off right with a batch of Fluffernutter cookies. The kids will love them! They are the perfect after school treat.
Fluffernutter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 small jar marshmallow creme
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
- 2. In a medium bowl, mix the peanut butter and sugars together until creamy and smooth. I do this by hand.
- 3. Add in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- 4. Add the salt and baking soda. Stir until mixed together.
- 5. Spoon dough into balls, about 1 Tablespoon of dough for each cookie. Place the cookie dough balls on the greased baking sheets, about two inches apart.
- 6. With your thumb, press down the dough ball to make a puddle in the middle of each cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove baking sheets from the oven. Press down the cookies with your thumb again. Do this quickly because the cookies will be hot. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet for two minutes.
- 7. Move cookies to a wire rack and cool. Once cool, take a spoonful of marshmallow cream and fill the center of the peanut butter cookies. The marshmallow creme will be sticky, but try to smooth it out as best as you can. Fill all of the cookies and serve.
Have you tried this recipe?
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these are so beautiful! the color contrast is amazing, and I love the simple ingredient list. yum!
Maria, I too have never been good at math & I have reconciled that I never will be. Thank goodness for other talents! Love your fluffernutter cookies & yes, they are great incentive to do that homework 🙂 xi
PB & Fluff in cookie form- what could be tastier? Seriously- you are going to be the most rocking mom who brings in all the money at the bake sales haha. Hope the kitchen is coming along well and that you two had a great weekend
These look great and I am not excited about homework. My son’ is in several advanced classes (8th grade) not sure if I can even help. Great post!
I love fluffernutters! These cookies are so cute.
Oh yum. Makes me want a fluffernutter for lunch!
They look awesome! I love fluffernutter cookies!
Such a cute cookie! pb & fluff sandwiches are our travel staple for car rides.
Such a cute name for such a delicious sounding cookie!
These are too cute, how have I not heard of these before.
Fun cookies. Great story about your dad and math. I hate math, too. Funny that my worst thing is fractions (and I’m a baker). I’ve been known to call my husband and ask him the silliest addition/subtraction problems involving fractions.
what a great idea! I’ve used that flourless peanut butter cookie base for pb&jelly cookies – never thought to putt fluff in there though, yum!
Ooh, I love this idea! Super cute and so fun!
My word. Fluffernutter cookies? I NEVER got to eat such things, so now as an adult I secretly long for the stuff. Maybe I’ll just have to make a batch and make up for lost time!
These look amazing! I have to say that in my browser (IE), the font is size 50+ on your site…is anyone else seeing this too?
These look like a perfect back to school treat. Wish I had some in my lunchbox! 😉
Have to tell you that I LOVE the bigger font that you are using! I really do need to get glasses, but this makes it so easy to read for us old folks!
oh man does Fluff bring back memories!
Brilliant idea combining peanut butter cookies with marshmallow creme! And you sound just like my daughter with the math homework! She and her dad would sit for hours at the table with her being stubborn!! She hated math then and still does now.
I don’t have IE on my Mac, but I will look into this. The font is fine on Safari and Firefox. Thanks for letting us know!
so cute!
I wasn’t good at math either! I am so glad my husband is so he can help our kids with their homework. The cookies look great – my little ones would love them.
ingenious! I’ll have to make these for my dad sometime – he’s the one who taught me all about the joys of marshmallow creme.
Why have I never seen anything like this before? PB&MF is such a treat. I don’t know why I never thought of sticking the Fluff on a PB cookie. Well done!
but you didn’t use real Fluff!
These look so incredibly idea in every way!
thanks for the recipe! SO delicious looking!
This brings me straight back to childhood! This was the only way I enjoyed marshmallow fluff – oddly enough, if it wasn’t in a cookie, I couldn’t stand the stuff! These look SO good 🙂
These cookies are pure genius!!
Wow these look amazing, can’t wait to try them tonight!
Woah, I love the colors in this cookie. Looks very good. I need to make these! 🙂
These look great
Such a good idea….Yum
Thank you so much….
These are very cute cookies!! I might have to make myself a batch to get me through a busy afternoon of work! 🙂
Such a great back to school treat. I love that there is no flour in these! I love marshmallow cream! Also, love the new look of the site…I’ve been meaning to tell ya!
These look absolutely DELISH! Making these ASAP for the boyfriend 🙂
these sounds FANTASTIC! I love pb & fluff!!
Found your website off of the post on Iateapie- which btw, tbe grilled pear adn cheese sandwich also looks fabulous 🙂
Peanut butter – one of The Professor’s absolute favs!! But I’m still not doing math!
Can you believe I’ve never had a Fluffernutter cookies?! Considering how much I’ve always loved peanut butter, it’s a real sin. I need to make these cookies to atone 🙂
Sad realization that I’ve gone my whole life without ever trying Fluff. No idea why it wasn’t a part of my childhood but I may need to right that wrong with those cookies!
Hmmm, I’m not in school, but I’d still love a plateful of these on the counter when I get home!
Maria those look so good. I love marshmallow cream!! Pair it with peanut butter and it is a deadly combination.
Sounds great! I wonder if you could do the same with Nutella? My boys love Nutella on everything.
can’t remember the last time i had fluff, but i used to love pb&fluff as a kid 🙂 brings back some memories!
A favorite childhood combination of mine, will try these soon and I’m sure they will bring back memories! 🙂
I cracked up as soon as I saw the name of these cookies. How cute! They look tasty!
My kids would happily do their homework if they had a couple of these!
i’ll be honest–i could sit down with a jar of marshmallow creme and be perfectly content.
I like math, but I like these better.
Yum! I love peanut butter marshmallow sandwiches. I’ll definitely be making these soon.
Oh my gosh, Fluffah-Nuttahs in a cookie! Growing up in Massachusetts, peanut butter fluff sandwiches were a staple in kids’ lunch boxes. I will be making these for sure.
What a creative idea! My nieces would go crazy for these! 🙂
Wow, peanut butter and fluff cookies! I’m drooling and can’t wait to try them.
These sound delicious! To this day I still treat myself to a fluffernutter sandwich on occasion. I’m sure I’ll adore these cookies.
Goodness these look good…and STICKY!
This is delicious tips for making food.i wana also use this
Yum! I want to try one! You should give these cookies a shot– they’re white chocolate raspberry macadamia cookies and they’re amazing!
The kids in your neighborhood must love these, Maria! Fun story about your math growing pains.
Just top these with chocolate chips or a Hershey’s Kiss, and I would be in heaven!
Just found your blog via Vintage Mixer, and saw these! Oh goodness!! They sound so good. I am going to have to make them soon, but I know I will get in trouble because I am sure we will want to eat them all. 🙂
Welcome Aimee!
I love peanut butter and I love marshmallows, so these are right up my alley! Yummmmmm!
Maria, my favorite sandwich growing up was a fluffernutter. These look amazing!
Maybe for Halloween you could put an black dot in the middle of the marshmallow cream for a eye ball! Or make two smaller eyes. These look so good!
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I needed a recipe without dairy (that could include egg) and gave this a try. I used organic peanut butter that requires stirring since it has fewer ingredients and is cleaner. Unfortunately, these cookies were just too crumbly and would not stay together. They were okay in the formation, but after baking, they just disintegrated when I tried to pick them up. They had a very sandy texture and I’m thinking that might be because of the natural peanut butter. I may try it again and add 1/2 of flour to the batter and see if that helps them stay together since I don’t need GF.
They still tasted very good, but just not practical for a picnic. The addition of dark chocolate and baking with the fluff in the oven might also be yummy.
I’m guessing you’ve never actually made these. Because what you have a photo of with story? Is not what your recipe makes.
Those are cookies made with FLOUR. I followed your instructions thinking it was strange that this ingredient was omitted, but figured you knew what you were doing. There are flourless cakes, etc. when my timer went off I opened my over and was greeted with a tray of dark, flat unrecognizable blobs with no indents. When I tried to put them back in they were too shallow.
When they cooled down, I tried to transfer to a plate and they just mocked me. The “cookies” crumbled up into a granola of sorts.
Well, that’s my Sunday…