Do-si-dos A.k.a. Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats (not instant or regular)
• 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 start with the cookies. in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together butter and peanut butter. beat in the sugars until fluffy, then add in the eggs one at a time, waiting until each is fully incorporated before adding the next. stir in vanilla extract.
• 4 working at a low speed, mix in the flour, followed by the oats (if you don’t have quick-cooking, pulse whole rolled oats in the food processor to chop them up a bit).
• 5 on a parchment-lined baking sheet, drop teaspoonfuls of batter (roughly 3/4-in. sized balls), leaving about 2 inches between each to allow for spread.
• 6 bake for about 10 minutes, until cookies are a light golden brown. cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, making small holes in 1/2 of the cookies (for the tops of the sandwiches) before they set up. transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 7 once cookies have cooled, make the filling.
• 8 in a large bowl, cream together smooth peanut butter, butter and confectioners’ sugar until very smooth. spread 2-3 tsp onto half of the finished cookies and sandwich with the remaining halves. if you chose to make yours with gs-lookalike holes in some of the cookies, use these as the tops of the sandwiches.
• 9 store in an airtight container.
• 10 note: use unsalted butter with this recipe, as different brands of peanut butter can vary hugely in salt content and it’s possible you’ll end up with a too-salty cookie with the salted butter, salted peanut butter and added salt. if you must use salted butter and are using brand of peanut butter that seems a bit salty, you can always reduce or eliminate the added salt. personally, i like the salty sweet combination with peanut butter, but it’s only fair for me to give a little warning just in case!