Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ganache Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup flour
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter (for the best consistency, avoid natural or chunky)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup tbsps heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 for the cookies:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350. line two baking sheets with silpats.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix baking soda, salt and flour.
• 4 in the bowl of an electric mixture, beat butter and peanut butter until smooth. add brown sugar, and beat until lightened and combined, about 2 minutes. add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition until incorporated. add vanilla.
• 5 add ingredients to the batter all at once, mixing slowly until just combined. the mixture will look very wet and oily; this is ok.
• 6 roll dough into balls about 3/4-1 inch in diameter, and space about 1 1/2 inches apart on each cookie sheet. bake until lightly golden and dry on top, about 12 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven, let rest for 5 minutes, and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• 8 for the ganache:.
• 9 meanwhile, make the ganache. put chopped chocolate into a small, heatproof bowl. in a small saucepan, heat cream until just boiling, then pour over chopped chocolate. mix well until smooth and fully incorporated. chill until the chocolate mixture reads 70 degrees on a thermometer. this will be the best spreading consistency.
• 10 to assemble:.
• 11 spread about 1 rounded teaspoon of the ganache on the flat side of a cookie with a small offset spatula. top with a second cookie, flat side on the filling, forming sandwich. repeat with remaining filling and cookies.