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.
We create many summer memories mostly outdoors, we love bonfires and making smores, camping, biking, parks, & much more. We love the outdoors!! Any activity outside is where happy moments are created in our family.
Looks like a nice summer. I need to make these for me and I might share with my kiddo!
I love Nutella! This looks delish! I’ll have to tries these for a fun summer treat.
First off. Major jealous about the Six Flags trip. Secondly. Peanut Butter cookies with Nutella? OMG! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Summer just started, kids have been out of school for a week now. I just bought a pool so we plan to do a lot of swimming, we went and rode Thomas the Train, we plan on going to the Zoo. Lots of Family BBQ’s and great games of Badminton, we love Badminton.
The Peanut Butter cookies reminds me of when I was little, I used to help my Grandma make peanut Butter cookies, we made all sorts of baked goods, it was a yummy time. I am going to make these with my kids… we love cooking together.
I love the activities you have accomplished this summer! We have unfortunately done nothing! We do little projects around the house with the children but this has been a very low income summer! We really do want to go to a waterpark around here. We live in SC and would love to come down the ATL way for some summer fun too!
The duct tape totes are so cute and I’m loving your cookie recipe. Love nutella!
Ooh those look yummy, we’ll have to try them! Looks like you guys are having a great summer! We’ve only been out for two weeks and my son was sick for one of them so we’re just getting started!
I love peanut butter cookies but never thought to put Nutella on them… but will now!!
Looks like you are keeping the kids busy and having fun, love the duct tape tote idea!