Peanut-Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies
Peanut butter oatmeal cookies are chewy and nutty with a creamy peanut butter filling in the middle.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 sandwich cookies
Calories: 323kcal
Filling
- 3 Tbl butter room temperature
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3-4 tbl milk
To make the cookies
First, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and prep 2 non-stick baking sheets.
In a mixer, beat together sugar and butter until creamy. About 3-4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat together until combined.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture in batches while slowly beating on low speed until just blended.
Roll and portion about 1 large teaspoon of cookie dough into your hands and place on cookie sheet an inch apart.
Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden brown. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before filling.
To make the filling
In a mixer, mix together the butter, peanut butter and powderred sugar. Add in the vanilla extract and slowly add in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency. It should be easily spreadable.
When cookies are completely cool, spread peanut butter filling on flat side and sandwich similar sized cookie together.
Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 266IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg