Peanut butter cookie dough, sandwiched between oatmeal peanut butter cookies.
Yes, this recipe will become a favorite, because the cookie dough has no eggs in it!
Oatmeal peanut butter sandwich cookies are addictingly good and totally egg-free. The edible cookie dough in every cookie sandwich is delicious and irresistible. I’d eat it with a spoon if I could (and I did). These chewy peanut butter oatmeal cookies taste great on their own but adding in that delicious cookie dough center really takes them up a notch and makes them perfect for when that cookie dough craving hits!
What are sandwich cookies?
Sandwich cookies are thin cookies that have been baked and cooled. Then a filling is added between two cookies and sandwiches together. The different fillings and cookie flavors can vary greatly from chocolate cookies with peanut butter frosting to red velvet cookies and cream cheese frosting in between. With so many different frostings, fillings, and flavor options for cookies out there, there’s practically an endless sea of possibilities for sandwich cookies.
Ingredients
Cookies
- Butter
- Creamy peanut butter
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Oats
Filling
- Butter
- Peanut butter
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- All-purpose flour
- Milk
- Salt
- Mini chocolate chips
For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.
How to Make Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Sandwich Cookies
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Slowly add in the dry ingredients, ending with the oats being added in last.
- Stir together until combined.
- Shape the dough into 1 inch sized balls and place onto an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes or until golden in color.
- Remove the cookies from the sheet and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.
Filling
- Prepare the filling by creaming together the butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until blended.
- Stir in the flour until combined.
- Carefully mix in the milk a little at a time, until you reach a good spreading consistency.
- Stir in the chocolate chips. your filling will be thick.
- Carefully spread a tablespoon of the filling onto a flat side of a cookie and top with another cookie.
- Keep stored in an airtight container.
How to Heat Treat Flour
Please note that when this recipe was originally published several years ago “heat treating flour” wasn’t a thing. Meaning that while some people ate it and got sick, the dangers didn’t get a lot of media exposure like some other foodborne illnesses (raw eggs) received. Because it wasn’t talked about or warned about too much, not everyone was aware of the dangers.
It has since become widespread knowledge that consuming raw flour is risky for your health and could cause you to get sick. Therefore to make the filling safer for consumption I recommend that you first heat treat the flour.
- To do this simply take the flour needed in the filling and spread it out onto a baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes and then allow to cool completely before using.
FAQs
How long are these sandwich cookies good for?
These cookies can be kept stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week and still taste good. I recommend eating them within 3 or 4 days though because after that the cookies become rather soft thanks to the moisture of the cookie dough filling in every sandwich.
Can I freeze sandwich cookies?
Yes, you can freeze these cookies for later if desired. Simply place the cookies on a baking sheet and freeze for about 2 hours until solid. Then transfer them to an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months. When ready to eat allow the cookies to thaw to room temperature before eating. They won’t take too long to thaw (30 minutes at room temperature should do it).
If you’re looking for more cookie dough recipes then check out these Funfetti Edible Cookie Dough Truffles and these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mocha Cupcakes.
If you love sandwich cookie recipes then you should check out my Tiramisu Sandwich Cookies and my Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies. They’re simply delicious!
Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Sandwich Cookies
Peanut butter cookie dough, sandwiched between oatmeal peanut butter cookies. Yes, this recipe will become a favorite, because the cookie dough has no eggs in it!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup oats
Filling
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 5 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, peanut butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Slowly add in dry ingredients ending with oats. Stir until combined. Shape dough into 1 in balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 7-8 minutes or until golden. Remove to cooking wracks.
- To prepare filling, cream together butter, peanut butter and both sugar until blended. Stir in flour until combined. Carefully mix in milk a little at a time until you reach a good spreading consistency. Stir in chips. Filling will be thick.
- Carefully spread about a tablespoon of dough onto flat side of one cookie, top with another cookie. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Please heat treat the edible cookie dough flour before use. Do this by laying the 1 cup of flour out onto a cookie sheet and baking at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes. Allow to cool completely before using. This will make it safe to consume raw.
Nutrition Information
Yield
24Serving Size
1 sandwich cookieAmount Per Serving Calories 384Total Fat 21gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 49mgSodium 352mgCarbohydrates 45gFiber 2gSugar 25gProtein 8g
Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling says
Cookie dough was THE thing in high school! I totally agree….and so much better to just NOT start eating it, because once you start, it’s so hard to stop! These stuffed cookies look amazing, Tanya!!
Ginny McMeans says
I want to pop one right in my mouth – whole! They look so good.
Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar says
Oh yea, lots of cookie dough eating in high school! And this week! 🙂 Love these cookies!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
SO. MUCH. GOODNESS happening in these sammiches, Tanya! I can’t even handle the idea of an oatmeal peanut butter cookie being improved with more cookie dough. It’s just SO AWESOME. Pinned!! <3
Karly says
Yes, please!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says
I would love to have a tub of this cookie dough in my fridge to snack on!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
Oh, the good ole days of driving around because we were bored. Now as mothers, we put it off as much as possible when it’s time to run around dropping those teenagers off to their destinations! What a fun and delicious cookie dough recipe, Tanya! I LOVE pb… and these cookies are looking oh, so soft! Pinning and sharing!
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says
Fun memories! Even though eating raw eggs is bad, I still can’t help myself from tasting several spoonfuls of dough when I make cookies.
Kelli @ The Corner Kitchen says
I enjoyed more than my fair share of cookie dough in high school….and now I’d love nothing more than to enjoy way more than my fair share of these cookies!
Stephanie @ Back For Seconds says
These look insane, Tanya! I’ll take 7 please 🙂 Totally pinned!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you Stephanie!
Zainab @ Blahnik Baker says
I want just a dozen please!!
Julianne @ Beyond Frosting says
These look SO AHmazing. I need some right now!
Dina says
they look quite yummy!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
These cookies are AMAZING Tanya! Pinned and shared on FB!!
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles says
What a fun collection you girls put together!! Love these cookies!
Lemonsforlulu says
It was a lot of fun. I love seeing what everyone came up with! Thanks Lyuba!
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
Can I come over and munch on cookie dough with you? These look fabulous!
Lemonsforlulu says
I will make sure a spoon is always handy for you!
Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says
We always must be prepared and have a tub of peanut butter in the fridge, you know, for emergencies.
Love that you stuffed cookies with cookie dough, it’s like a double win!
Lemonsforlulu says
I have lots of emergencies :)!! Thanks Roxana!
Katie Adams says
oooh, these cookies look gooood! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you Katie!
Jess says
I made these and they were quite tasty! It made closer to 30 sandwich cookies. I didn’t really taste the oatmeal but I loved the overall peanut-buttery-ness of the cookies. Thanks for the recipe!
Lemonsforlulu says
Thank you for sharing Jess! I’m so happy you enjoyed them!
Suzanne says
I love love love the look of this recipe. I cannot wait to try it. And I love the way your website is run. It was so easy for me to print out the recipe. Thanks for that. (Especially since I don’t always have time to figure out what I need to print. Ya know, the starving hooligans in the background.)
Lemonsforlulu says
Oh thank you Suzanne! I hope you enjoy them!