Peanut Butter Cookies with Peanut Butter Buttercream

From the kitchen of SteakNPotatoesKindaGurl

Peanut Butter Cookies

• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat the peanut butter and sugars together for about 2 minutes.  Add the egg and the baking soda.  Mix two minutes more.

Roll into walnut size balls, roll in sugar and flatten with a fork.

Bake 10-12 minutes.

Let cool 5 minutes on the pan and then transfer to wire racks.

Peanut Butter Buttercream

• 1/2 cup of softened, unsalted butter,

• 1/2 cup of peanut butter,
• about 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp heavy cream.

Beat the butter and peanut butter until it’s well combined.  Add the sugar, pinch of salt, then drizzle in some heavy cream and mix until everything is light and fluffy. Spread buttercream over cookies or make sandwich cookies.

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