Peanut-Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

 Peanut butter oatmeal cookies are chewy and nutty with a creamy peanut butter filling in the middle.

So..I need to be honest with you. There was a point in my life where I didn’t like peanut butter. At all. I didn’t care for at one tiny bit. But ya know…it grew on me. Kind of like country music. (don’t judge!) Now honestly and let’s not try and be all stereotypical here (and how can we not?)… All in all, can you truly see a Jewish girl next door from Brooklyn skipping away to Chris Young or Rascall Flatts? Well I do and I like it.

Beastie Boys (Oh, MCA), classic, old-school hip hop from the 80’s. Bob Marley, Journey, Jack Johnson (for some quuiet time), I also have some Blink182 and Green Day (from High School days) and maybe a Run DMC song or 2.

So I probably and obviously went off track quite a bit. Peanut butter cookies to country music to my Ipod stash. It’s all about the passion and what gets you excited.

And you know what’s getting me excited at the moment? (Nice transition, huh?) These decadent peanut butter cookies! Yes..I am loving peanut butter all over again. Put on some Beastie Boys and whip me up some peanut butter lovin…I’m in!

Method:

1) 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.

2) In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.

3) Add the dry ingredients to the butter and egg mixture in batches while slowly beating on low speed until just blended. 

4) Roll and portion about 1 large teaspoon of cookie dough into your hands and place on cookie sheet an inch apart.

5) Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden brown.  Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before filling.

6) To make the filling, in a mixer, mix together the butter, peanut butter and powdered 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 completelt cool, spread peanut butter filling on flat side and sandwich similar sized cookie together.

Peanut-Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

Samantha Ferraro

Peanut butter oatmeal cookies are chewy and nutty with a creamy peanut butter filling in the middle.

5 from 3 votes

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Course Dessert

Servings 12 sandwich cookies

Calories 323 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Cookies

• 8 tbls butter room temperature
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/4 cups uncooked oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Filling

• 3 Tbl butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3-4 tbl milk

Instructions

 

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.

Notes

Adapted from Joy the Baker

 

Nutrition

Calories: 323kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 266mgPotassium: 158mgFiber: 2gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 266IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg

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