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Peanut Butter-Filled Banana Cookies

Yields:1 batch
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation20 minutes
Cooking15 minutes
Ready In90 minutes
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Ingredients

Cookies
1 cup butter, unsalted at room temp
1 cup sugar (divided)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 each bananas ripe, peeled and sliced
2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup walnuts finely chopped, toasted
Filling
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butter, unsalted room temp
2 tablespoons cream cheese softened
1/4 cup peanut butter creamy
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg grated

Directions

Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat butter until creamy in a large bowl.

Slowly beat in 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.

Add banana and beat on medium speed for 1 minute.

Beat in flour and salt.

Stir in walnuts.

Drop batter by spoonfuls, about 2 1/2 inches apart, onto cookie sheet sprayed lightly with nonstick cooking spray.

Dip bottom of drinking glass into sugar and press down on each ball of batter to form a 2 inch circle.

Bake 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

Remove baked cookies to wire rack to cool.

For filling:

Beat together powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese, peanut butter, vanilla and nutmeg until smooth.

Spread some of the filling on half the cookies.

Top with remaining cookies creating sandwich cookies.

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Very good pancakes!! My family is overseas, and we do not have access to IHOP restaurants. These pancakes remind us of the times we did have IHOP pancakes!