Scout's Honor Pb Sandwiches

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°; lightly grease ( or line with parchment paper) two baking sheets.
• 2 make the dough--in a large bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
• 3 add the egg, beating until light and fluffy.
• 4 stir in the flour and oats.
• 5 drop the dough by heaping teaspoonful (a teaspoon cookie scoop works well) onto the prepared baking sheets.
• 6 use the bottom of a drinking glass, lightly greased, to press each cookie to about 1/4-inch thick.
• 7 bake the cookies for 8 minutes, or until they are a very light golden brown.
• 8 remove them from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool.
• 9 make the filling--in a small bowl, cream together the peanut butter, honey, and powdered sugar until smooth.
• 10 assemble--when the cookies are cool, spread half of them with the filling, or if you have a teaspoon cookie scoop, use it to drop the filling into mounds atop half the cookies.
• 11 top the filling with the remaining cookies, pressing together gently.