Summer break is flying by much too quickly. I have taken a bit of a step back from work this summer to have more time with my family and it’s been marvelous.
So far my granddaughters have had a pretty fun summer with a visit to Stone Mountain Park, Six Flags in Atlanta, and Hilton Head Island. I have been able to find some great deals for local activities to keep us busy all summer long.
In the midst of beach vacations, amusement parks and summer blockbuster movies, it’s the little things that seem to make the more meaningful and happy summer memories. Doing crafts projects together, having a few friends over for an impromptu pool party, sitting on the back porch talking about the summer books we are reading are all beautiful summer memories.
Becca and Maddie had fun making Duct Tape tote bags a couple of weeks ago.
Sometimes all you have to do is splash around in the back yard to have fun.
Whipping up a batch of our favorite peanut butter cookies creates good memories.
Then spread on the happy with Nutella to make out of this world sandwich cookies. That’s what I’m talking about! Want to make your own Peanut Butter and Nutella Sandwich Cookies?
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup additional to roll cookies
- 1 stick butter, room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- Nutella
Instructions:
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper or silicone liner. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Beat in the egg. Mix in the peanut butter and vanilla until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in salt, baking soda and flour until well combined. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in sugar. Place on baking sheet and flatten with fork. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Spread Nutella onto the flat side of one cookie. Place the flat side of another cookie onto the Nutella to form a sandwich.
This is that classic peanut butter cookie recipe that we have all been making forever, only taken up a notch with the addition of some creamy Nutella. Sandwich cookies are so much more fun!
How are you making happy summer memories?
Peanut Butter and Nutella Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup additional to roll cookies
- 1 stick butter room temperature
- 1 egg
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- Nutella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper or silicone liner. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Beat in the egg. Mix in the peanut butter and vanilla until mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in salt, baking soda and flour until well combined. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in sugar. Place on baking sheet and flatten with fork. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Spread Nutella onto the flat side of one cookie. Place the flat side of another cookie onto the Nutella to form a sandwich.
My kids will love these. Well they will pretty much love anything with Nutella.
Anything Nutella is LOVED in our house. We are going to have SUCH a great summer! We have already started with trips to a few museums, and to some local them parks coming up!
Those cookies look absolutely delicious!
Nutella is the best thing ever. I found a brand at a health food store that has a bit less sugar and tastes just as great. Our summer is almost already full for every weekend. Thats what happens ever year as we only have kiddo on the weekends. So we pack it all into 2 days!
Those cooks look delicious. Looking forward to making happy summer memories.
Those cookies look delicious! I cannot wait to make them!!
looks like you have already had an eventful summer. i plan on taking a vacation somewhere. don’t know where yet. the cookies look great and i may take that idea and use it at home. thanks.
In just a few week we will be driving to San Diego (8 hour drive). We are going to take the girls to Sea World (they have never been). My girls favorite part of vacation is swimming in the pool at our hotel. My favorite part is to go to the Children’s pool in La Jolla. It used to be a part of the ocean where kids could swim but the seals have come to have their babies there. Last year when we went the babies had just been born so there were lots if seal mommas nursing their babies. It was breathtaking.
Peanut butter and nutella cookies? You’re speaking my language here! That’s two of my favorite things.
What a great idea to put Nutella between two peanut butter cookies. Yum Yum!!! Thanks for the awesome idea!!
Right?! I need to make these!