OATMEAL PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES

Filed under Desserts
Ingredients
Cookies
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup quick cooking oats

Filling
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.  In another large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Add the egg and mix well.  Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the oatmeal. Drop by teaspoons onto greased baking sheets.  Press each cookie down with a fork to form 1/4 inch thick cookies. Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until cookies are a lightly browned.  Cool completely before filling.

Make the filling by beating 3 tablespoons butter and 1/2 cup peanut butter until well blended.  Mix in the confectioner's sugar.  Stir in the cream, a bit at a time, until filling reaches desired consistency.  Put 1 to 2 teaspoons of filling (depending on how large your cookies are) onto a cooled cookie. Top with a second cookie to form a sandwich.

Let's Dish
The only thing better than a cookie, in my opinion, is a filled cookie.  And if you like peanut butter, these cookies are all about peanut butter.  I also like the oats in this recipe.  Oats make any cookie seem a little healthier to me.  I recommend making the cookies on the small side.  By the time you put two of these together with the peanut-buttery filling, it's going to be a mouthful!

Who Dished It Up First
Adapted from allrecipes.com.