Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies III

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(from jpoblete77’s recipe box)

“These are so close to the Girl Scout oatmeal peanut butter cookies that you won’t know the difference!”

Source: Joanne Reaney

Serves 12 people

Categories: cookies

Ingredients

  • * 3/4 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 extract
  • * 1 cup quick cooking oats
  • * 3 tablespoons butter, softened
  • * 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • * 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
  • * 2 1/2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Directions

  1. 1. In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1/2 cup peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Add egg and beat well.

  2. 2. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add these dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Stir. Add oatmeal and stir.

  3. 3. Drop by teaspoons onto greased baking sheet, and press each mound down with a fork to form 1/4 inch thick cookies. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until cookies are a light brown.

  4. 4. To Make Filling: Cream 3 tablespoons butter or margarine with the confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter, and the cream. Spread filling onto half of the cooled cookies, then top with the other half to form sandwiches.

  5. This is my go-to cookie for showing off. I dip mine in chocolate also when they’re done. Who doesn’t love the peanut butter-chocolate combo? Over a double boiler over medium low heat melt three 4 oz bars of ghiradelli semi-sweet chocolate, or 12 oz of semisweet chocolate chips along with about 3-4 tbsp of crisco. Dip the cookies into the chocolate. I usually dip just one side. Sometimes I dip the whole top of the cookie. You could try the whole cookie in chocolate, but thats pretty indulgent. Anyway, once dipped, set the cookies on wax paper. I do this on the cookies sheets. Then I put a whole sheet of freshly dipped cookies in the freezer. This sets the chocolate. (You can also add sprinkles to the dipped cookies directly after dipping…I shake mine on.)

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