Ingredients
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3/4 cup unsalted butter (1.5 sticks)
1 cup oats, old fashioned rolled
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (dark)
1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy)
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Filling
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup peanut butter (creamy)
Preparation
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Preheat oven to 350.
Melt butter over medium heat, add oats and cook 5-7 minutes. Stirring often until toasted. Pour oats onto cookie sheet and let cool.
Combine the remaining 1/2 cup butter and sugars in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mix until no chunks of butter remain.
Add peanut butter and mix until combined, add oats then flour, soda & salt and blend until smooth. Chill dough in freezer for 5 minutes.
Transfer the dough to a large surface covered with parchment paper. Add a light dusting of flour to keep from sticking. Top with another large sheet of parchment and roll dough until 1/4\" thick.
Cut the dough into 2.5\" cookies and space 1/2\" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 mins, turning the pan halfway through baking, then transfer to a cooling rack.
Filling:
Combine butter, salt, sugar and peanut butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on medium speed until filling is smooth.
Place half the cookies with the top side down. using a piping bag or spoon, distribute the filling and close with another top, pressing down.
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