Vegan Chocolate and Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
These Vegan Chocolate & Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies are the perfect mix of bittersweet and nutty from the chocolate biscuit & buttercream.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Chilling time30 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: caster sugar, cocoa powder, icing sugar, peanut butter, plain flour, plant milk, vegan butter
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 378.48kcal
1 Rolling Pin
1 5 cm cookie cutter
1 large baking tray
For the vanilla shortbread biscuits
- 125 g caster sugar
- 200 g vegan butter this should be block butter not spreadable butter
- 300 g plain flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
For the filling
- 200 g icing sugar
- 75 g vegan butter
- 75 g peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon plant milk add 1 more tablespoon max if needed to make it smooth and creamy
To make the chocolate biscuits
In a large bowl beat together the vegan butter and caster sugar until pale and creamy.
Next add in the plain flour and cocoa powder and mix until it comes together into a dough. This can take some time. Persevere, it will come together!
Turn the dough out on to a floured surface. Knead just once or twice if necessary to bring it together – no more or this could make a tough biscuit.
Roll out the dough until its 5-6 mm thick.
Cut out 24 round biscuits. You may need to bring the dough back together and re-roll to get enough cookies.
Place the biscuits on to a baking try lined with baking paper and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
In the meantime, pre-heat the oven to 180 C / 350 F / gas mark 4.
Once the biscuits have been chilled, bake for 10 – 12 minutes until golden brown. Don't worry if they still feel a bit soft. They will firm up once they cool down.
Allow to cool completely before filling.
To fill
Place the icing sugar, peanut butter, vegan butter and plant milk into a large bowl.
Beat until smooth and creamy.
Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag.
Pipe a swirl of buttercream around the edge of the base of 12 of the cookies.
Take the remaining biscuits and sandwich these on top of the biscuits with the buttercream and jam.
Enjoy!
Calories: 378.48kcal | Carbohydrates: 50.01g | Protein: 4.87g | Fat: 18.85g | Saturated Fat: 4.83g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.99g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7.81g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 177.19mg | Potassium: 133.85mg | Fiber: 2.52g | Sugar: 27.55g | Vitamin A: 880.1IU | Vitamin C: 0.09mg | Calcium: 14.06mg | Iron: 1.86mg