Bouchon Bakery Nutter Butter Cookies

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• ...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, courtesy of the New York Times and Bouchon Bakery
• Cookie Dough:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter, preferably Skippy
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped peanuts (omitted and used crunchy peanut butter)
• 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
• Cookie Filling:
• 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter, preferably Skippy
• 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2) To make cookie dough: In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside. Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and peanut butter. Add sugars and beat at medium speed for 3-4 minutes, scraping down bowl twice. At low speed, add egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture and stir until well mixed, frequently scraping down bowl. Add peanuts (if using) and oats, and mix well. Using an ice cream scoop 2 inches in diameter or an extremely heaping tablespoon, place balls of dough on parchment-lined baking sheets at least three inches apart. Bake until cookies have spread and turned very light golden brown, about 10-14 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside to cool and firm up, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely before filling.
3) To make filling: Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter and confectioners’ sugar until very smooth.
4) To assemble cookies: Spread a thin layer (about 1/8 inch) on underside of a cookie. Sandwich with another cookie. Repeat. Yield: 12 large cookies.

Cook's Note: A specific peanut butter is listed in the ingredient list, both here and at Culinary Trends. Interestingly, not all peanut butters taste the same. Apparently the staff at Bouchon prefers Skippy. It is not an advertisement.