Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

I wanted to make some sort of peanut butter cookies for our beer pong finals. I think the saltiness of the peanut butter goes really well with beer 🙂 The cookies themselves actually have no peanut butter in them, but the filling does so it fits the bill. I made a double batch and got 2.5 dozen cookie sandwiches.

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies – from Fresh from Cate’s Kitchen
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup quick oats
1 cup light brown sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla

Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and oats in a medium bowl.

In a separate bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until fluffy.

Beat in vanilla and egg, then stir in dry ingredients until just combined.

Roll about 2 tsp of dough into a ball, then flatten and press onto a Silpat-lined baking sheet.

Repeat with remaining dough.

Bake at 350 for 8-12 minutes (closer to 8 for softer cookies, closer to 12 for crisper cookies).

Cool on a wire rack.

Filling3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 tbsp half and half – I used goat’s milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Beat all ingredients together in the bowl of an electric mixer until smooth.

When cookies are cool, pipe or spread frosting on one and press another on top to make a sandwich.

Note – My frosting was very thick so I ended up double the amount of liquid by adding more milk. You will have some extra frosting. But it’s amazing so no big deal there.

Cookies, Dessert

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12 Responses to “Sugar Cookie Bars”

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Katie — April 7, 2009 at 12:46 pm

YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY! I love this idea!! 🙂
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cateskitchen — April 7, 2009 at 1:19 pm

Perfect! I crave sugar cookies a lot but just can’t handle the rolling out process sometimes.
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wyndesnow — April 7, 2009 at 4:50 pm

These look yummy! My kids are always asking me to make sugar cookies and I start out strong and by the end am regretting making them. This may be the perfect tradeoff.
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madebymel — April 7, 2009 at 7:10 pm

Yum! These look delicious and way easier than frosting individual cookies!
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Kerstin — April 7, 2009 at 11:07 pm

What a great idea – I rarely take the time to make cookies since bars are so much faster and just as tasty. I love all the sprinkles too 🙂
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bcallegra — April 8, 2009 at 1:16 am

Just the recipe I was looking for – I may have to try it this week as an Easter treat for my coworkers.
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Jen — April 8, 2009 at 2:15 am

Anyone who is thinking about making these definitely should. They’re seriously SO GOOD. I just made them Sunday and I’m making them again for Easter.
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Mermaid Sweets — April 8, 2009 at 8:15 pm

I had the same reaction when they popped up in my google reader – and now again this time. They are on my list!
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Dawn — April 12, 2009 at 10:31 pm

I keep seeing these and now I must try them. I love, no crave, sugar cookies all the time.
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finsmom — April 14, 2009 at 4:22 am

I will be making this soon! Looks incredible!
Thanks for sharing!
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Ingrid — April 14, 2009 at 6:37 pm

Yum, I’ve made these before. They are excellent and soooo much easier. Yours looks good. I’m going to try them with buttercream instead of cream cheese frosting next time.
~ingrid
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Hui Min — July 18, 2010 at 6:00 am

I think it will be better to put up the size of the baking pan too.
Thank you very much for the recipe. =D