Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches with Brownie Batter Frosting
This weekend, Jon David decided that he wanted to go sleep over with his Gram.
I’m fairly convinced that she laces his candy bars with fairy dust because he would practically live over there if I let him. I can barely get the kid to enroll in sports or swim lessons, but the mere mention of his grandma has him packing a bag in two seconds, like he was just invited to Space Camp.
Also, at Gram’s house they play games like Sorry, which I am sure has something to do with his enthusiasm. I mean, I’ll draw, swim, pretend Spiderman, or read books all day long, but a small person knocking my game piece and sending it back to the beginning with a “Sorry” and satisfied smile is enough to send me right over the edge.
Don’t even get me started on Chutes and Ladders. Why do people react so fondly to it? It’s horrible.
I could probably be convinced to play a board game if and ONLY if it was a game of chess where the pieces move by themselves like on Harry Potter. But obviously the England people haven’t brought that over here yet, so we are stuck moving our own game pieces like it’s the olden days.
No thanks, I’ll wait.
Anyways, I asked Jon David to call me before bed last night, only because I had already called once and I can only justify calling and checking on him so many times before I start looking crazy.
Well guess what?
He did not call me.
So this morning, after I was sure it was an acceptable hour of the morning, I called, convinced that he was either in a coma, or had been so busy last night doing super fun and important things last night that he couldn’t call.
Turns out, he wasn’t training circus elephants or eating a triple scoop ice cream cone. He was just watching TV.
Watching TV trumped calling the woman who grew the very lungs that draw his every breath.
I’m trying not to take it personally, because obviously Gram’s TV has magic in it or shoots out hundred dollar bills, but between you and me, my feelings were a tiny bit hurt.
Anyways, I’m sure Jon David will come back home one of these days, and when he does…these cookies will not be waiting on him.
Because I’ll have eaten them all.
SEE WHAT YOU MISS WHEN YOU ABANDON YOUR PARENTS?!?!?
My friend Shelly and I decided to declare this week Brownie Batter Week. We see Cake Batter treats everywhere…but why not brownie batter?? It’s CHOCOLATE, which obviously wins.
Everyone knows that peanut butter and chocolate are BFFs, so for my first recipe I decided to pair peanut butter cookies with brownie batter frosting.
This frosting is the best thing that happened to humankind (after DVRs, deodorant, and the CHI iron).
Give it a whirl!!
Want to see another fun brownie batter treat? My friend Shelly made Brownie Batter Parfaits so click over to take a look!!Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches with Brownie Batter Frosting
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup butter flavored shortening
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Brownie Batter Frosting:
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup brownie mix (powdered from a box)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup corn syrup
- 2 teaspoons hot water
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a mixer, cream shortening, peanut butter, and both sugars on medium speed until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Add vanilla and mix until blended. Reduce mixer speed to low and add flour mixture, mixing until completely combined.
4. Shape cookies into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten to about 1/4 inch thickness with a fork and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake 8 minutes or so until edges turn golden. Remove to wire racks to cool.
5. While cookies cool, make frosting: In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter and vanilla on medium until smooth. Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder and brownie mix, beating on low until just combined. Add corn syrup and beat on medium until combined. Add hot water, increase speed to medium high, and beat until light and fluffy, about a minute or so. Frost flat side of a cooled cookie and top with another cookie. Repeat until all cookies are frosted and topped.
I can’t wait to share the rest of my brownie batter treats this week. I hope you love them!!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I realize you could be doing more important things with your time. Like watching the news or washing socks. I hope you stay awhile. Much more fun than socks, I promise. 
“This frosting is the best thing that happened to humankind (after DVRs, deodorant, and the CHI iron).”
Hahahahahaha! You crack me up!!!!
Umm – I have to make these! Anything chocolate/PB is ok in my book :)
Oh. My. Goodness. This looks like a little bit of heaven!
Dude. I so get the Sorry game thing. And the Chutes and Ladders thing. Also, Candyland. Not fun games. At all. So, it was with great pleasure that I took all of them to Goodwill this week. So nice to have them out of the house.
Candyland would be waaay funner if that candy was real. But as it stands, it’s just boring old cardboard. Also, Lord Licorice skeeves me out. Is he really necessary?
omg those sound amazing…will be putting this in my recipe box….thank you
Oh my serious goodness. Wow. I am totally on board with peanut butter and brownie batter. Delicious!!
God I hate Chutes and Ladders. Cuz inevitably my kid will get sent back to start 100 times and cry. And these cookies, oh my. I think I’m going to be in love this week!
I love PB cookies and PB in all forms but…Brownie Batter Frosting would just push these over the edge!
This is an awesome combination!! :D
My children are obviously older than Jon David because I cleaned out our game closet and sent all those games off to the thrift store this week with a tear in my eye.
Anyway, I have had a rough afternoon trying to get my photo frost printer to work and I needed the laugh your blog provided. So, thanks!
Oh it makes me so happy to hear you say that about Sorry! I can’t stand that game…and my kids know it! They take great joy in hitting my piece and sending it home! I’m all for the real life chess game too, but while I wait I will just take about a dozen of these awesome cookies! I am so excited to see what you guys come up with…I just bought extra mixes this weekend for something other than brownies!
Brownie batter week-genius! Love you girls!
Ummmm, what about Pretty Pretty Princess?! There’s no losers, really, AND you get fancy jewelry. Twas always my fave, if I do say so myself.
Also: brownie batter frosting? No wonder I love you.
Love this…brownie batter? Insane and I love it!
Awesome combination! Love it :-)
This brownie batter thing – wow! 1) I’m super psyched to know about it. 2) Using it in frosting!? Genius.
Brownie batter frosting? I’m there! I’m glad I’m not the only one who hates chutes and ladders – the simplest things frustrate me so this game never stood a chance. Pinned! :)
These look fabulous! Love this idea!
HA! i just had to ‘google’ CHI IRON. i was sure it was some new space-aged ‘gizmo’ that would actually IRON my clothes all by itself.
I SHOULD’DA KNOWN!!! A ‘HAIR FLATTENER’ … I LOVE IT!!!! GOTTA’ HAVE ONE!!!! which model do you have and/or recommend?
and .. do you think i could also ‘iron my clothes with it??
Thanks again for the YUMMY recipe ..
ohhh .. and don’t worry .. the day will come when jon david’s children will be coming to YOUR house to play!!!!
xo, frannie
Brownie Batter Week sounds good to me! Love these
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Wow, these look sooooo good. I think I am going to have to make these when all the family comes – maybe take to the family reunion:) Now for your little guy loving grandma’s house – yes we Grandmas have a magic power over grandchildren but don’t worry, soon enough it won’t be “cool” to go to Grandma’s house but it still won’t be “cool” to hang with Mom – your turn won’t be until they get about 25 and then when they are on a trip to Bermuda – they will contact you everyday – no maybe that is because you will tell your kids to contact you everyday just to make sure they didn’t get eaten by sharks or kidnapped, sooooo I guess it is Grandma’s that need to feel lucky because our kids love us each and every day and I agree with frannie –
My girls are coming home next month and I haven’t seen either since last SEPTEMBER and I haven’t seen our only grandson, our grandchild since last SEPTEMBER – I am talking loud because I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!! so I guess I willlll
Eat some more cookies!!!!!
oh my goodness. I think my life is changed. I’m the girl who makes brownies and eats half of the batter before it gets in the oven.
can’t wait to make these tomorrow!!!
Brownie batter anything! Are you kidding! Delish!!
I love your blog and waking up to it in the morning puts me in a good mood.
There’s something about a grandparent that children love – that is if they are the patient type. Be grateful even though that little stinker didn’t call you as promised. Chances are he fell asleep in front of the tv and was carried back to slumberland last night so couldn’t call you. I guess you’ll have to tell him
about your creation so the two of you can make a batch together.
Your cookies sound amazing – of course based on the ingredients, they’re a heart attack waiting to happen, but with cookies this good who could pass them up! Yummy photo too!
Thanks for sharing
I think I’m going to spread this frosting on everything. Toast. Sandwiches. Chicken (maybe that’s weird? They do it for enchilada moles…).
Glorious.
Add tic tac toe to that list — why would anyone teach a 7 year old tic tac toe?? A rule in our house is we don’t LET our children win. Well, how do you do that with tic tac toe????? (I do know why we teach it to them, but it seems unfair when you are sitting in Olive Garden with a 7 year old who has lost 5 games in a row!)
What do you think about substituting the butter with crisco? I try not to use butter in my frostings, because Cub Scout events take toooo long to get to dessert, in my opinion. Then I don’t have to worry about refrigerating the desserts.
Looking forward to making this dessert too!
These look beyond delicious! I’m contemplating skipping the cookies and just eating the frosting with a spoon! Great recipe Kristan!
um brownie batter frosting is genius.
Brownie batter week, I am IN ladies. This is great! And I was exactly the same as a kid…I rode my bike to my grammy’s once without telling my mom. Boy, was I in for it! She definitely didn’t make cookies for me that day!
So, you’ve probably seen the cake batter Muddy Buddies, right? Have you made them yet? They’re AMAZING! Maybe do a brownie Muddie Buddie? Covered in chocolate melts, then sprinkle with chocolate jimmies, and dusted with brownie mix? Death by chocolate Chex. Well, if you don’t try it, I might just have to test that one out!
Don’t forget to add Candyland to list of games. UGH. Now that my kids are older I do like playing cards with them, and of course monopoly. There is nothing better than making a deal with a kid who thinks $50 trade is da bomb. hehe!!
Hi, I love you blog and I think your writing is great but I was wondering whether you could include metric units in your recipes? So many of them look amazing but I’m scared to try them because I don’t understand the measurements
Thank you!
Seriously, how do you get anything done in your house? How do you not have a parade of friends constantly over demanding that you be you and entertain them?! You are so witty and write like I think! I am *constantly* reminding my (4) kids that I grew brains … for each of them … and they really should thank me more! I’d like to see one of them to that! (I have 3 boys and a girl so for the girl it might be possible but since she is 2 I’m not pointing that out at the moment!)
These look wonderful and I will be making them for sure! I just so enjoy your blog! Thanks for sharing.
Brownie batter whattttt?! Holy mama! I need this in my life!
Oh my don’t those look amazing!!! Peanut butter and brownie batter… ok I think I need to run and buy some milk!!
I am ridiculously excited about brownie batter week. BROWNIE. BATTER. WEEK. Sweeter words have never been spoken. Or typed. Whatever.
As for Jon David, I hate to say this, but he could care less about all of the lung growing you did. GRAM IS AWESOME. Not that I speak from experience or anything. My kids TOTALLY love staying home with me.
Brownie batter frosting!!! OMG I can’t wait for the rest of Brownie Batter week!
I just want to grab a spoon and go to town on the frosting!
Brownie batter frosting sounds like one of the best things in the world!
Thank you; I really enjoy following your blog. Can I ask please, how many cookies/sandwiches does this recipe equate to? Thank you. Hope you enjoyed your cookies. Francesca.
oh my freaking goodness, this is like heaven in a cookie. LOVE it! And I hope your son learned his lesson ;)
Dying over here for one of these!!!
My mom hates playing board games too. I think she would love these cookies. I have never thought about brownie batter frosting, but this is amazing!!
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Wauw, I love brownies. I know I have to try these. SOON!
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Poor Mommy, lucky Gram! YUM YUM YUMMY!
Post funniness level: forced the Hubster to sit and listen while I read it aloud to him.
Okay. The cookies. I’m not usually a PB and chocolate fan (let’s not discuss the horror in this, k?), but I think I could definitely enjoy a peanut butter cookie and brownie batter sandwich. Like, really.
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