Chewy Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 3/4 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1 cup Pillsbury™ Whipped Supreme® Vanilla Flavored Frosting
PREP TIME
25m
COOK TIME
12m
TOTAL TIME
37m
YIELD 2 dozen
Instructions
Heat oven to 350°F. Beat sugar, brown sugar, butter and 3/4 cup peanut butter in large mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla. Mix well.
Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; stir in rolled oats and coconut.
Add to peanut butter mixture, beating on low speed until well blended. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
Drop by rounded tablespoonful, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown around edges.
Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Beat frosting and remaining 3/4 cup peanut butter in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until blended.
Roll rounded tablespoonfuls of frosting mixture into a ball, then flatten slightly into a disk.
Place disk on the flat side of one cookie, top with the flat side of another cookie and press lightly to make sandwich cookie.