Copycat Girl Scout Do-si-Dos

By srumbel

These Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are supposed to be copycat Girl Scout Do-si-do Cookies. When it comes to Girl Scout Cookies I really only know Samoas and Thin Mints. So, I’ll let you be the judge. They are however, out of this world good. Dangerous to any peanut butter lover. Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies filled with the best peanut butter frosting.
from sweettreatsandmore.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, soft
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup quick oats (old fashioned work fine too)
• for the filling
• 3 tbsp butter, soft
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 1/2 tbsp heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with parchment and set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup peanut butter, sugars, and vanilla together. Add egg and beat until creamy.
In another bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Slow beat dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir in oats.
Drop by rounded teaspoon onto baking sheets and press each ball down with a fork in a criss cross pattern, until about 1/4 inch thick. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden.

For the filling

Cream together the butter, powdered sugar and heavy cream. Slowly beat in powdered sugar. Beat on high until creamy.
Spread a layer of filling in between two oatmeal peanut butter cookies.

makes about 2 dozen