These cookies were pretty simple but look impressive so you could easily make them for a party. If you were doing that though, you'd probably want to make them smaller because it is a lot of cookie and cream -- but that's not always a bad thing.
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Ingredients:
For the cookies:
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup quick oatmeal
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the filling:
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- scant 1/4 cup butter (really, more like 1/8)
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 4-5 tbsp heavy cream
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and mix to combine.
In a mixing bowl, mix together the butter, peanut butter and both sugars until smooth.
Add the egg and vanilla.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients (not the oatmeal yet) and mix until combined.
Fold in the oatmeal.
Next, roll into small balls and place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Leave space between each ball so they can spread out. Mine were about the size of timbits, but I found them a bit large for the sandwich cookies.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and let cool on wire rack.
While they're in the oven, you can make the filling. In a mixing bowl, blend the peanut butter, butter and icing sugar. Slowly add the heavy cream one tablespoon at a time. You want the consistency to be like icing, so not too thick and not too runny.
Spoon the icing into a piping bag or even a ziploc bag. (in the ziploc, cut off a small tip in the corner). On half of the cookies, pipe the icing on.
Place another cookie on top and press down so the icing oozes out to the sides.
Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!
Yum. I'm not much of a cookie person, but if I am going to eat one, it's gotta have PB! :) These sound great!
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