Oatmeal Cookies with Peanut Butter Filling are a Girl Scout Do-Si-Do copycat recipe! Oatmeal cookies with creamy peanut butter filling.
When I was pregnant, people would ask if I was having strange cravings. I guess I never thought that the cravings I had were strange because I always have crazy cravings.
That’s how this recipe, like nearly every other recipe on here, began – with a craving. Out of nowhere, I just had to have oatmeal cookies with peanut butter filling.
The cookies that I had in mind were the Doh-Si-Dohs from my Girl Scout days.
Normally, I don’t like crunchy cookies very much, but those Girl Scouts make a mean oatmeal peanut butter cookie. I haven’t come across any girls selling cookies in ages, so I had to see what I could do.
These cookies were ridiculously good – like super-duper good. So, until I can manage to find the real thing, I will be making (lots and lots of) these.
How To Make Oatmeal Cookies With Peanut Butter Filling
Beat the butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl until well-combined, about 2-3 minutes on medium.
Add the egg, and mix in until combined. Mix in the vanilla extract until incorporated.
Add the dry ingredients (oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt), and mix in just until combined.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes. Remove the cookies to a wire cooling rack and let them cool to room temperature.
To make the peanut butter filling, beat the butter, peanut butter, and powderd sugar together until combined. Stir in the vanilla extract and then enough milk to make a spreadable consistency.
Spread the peanut butter filling over half of the cookies. Top with the other half of the cookies.
Tips To Make Perfect Cookies
- The cookies should be crispy. If you want softer cookies, bake on the lower end of the baking time.
- I don’t recommend using natural peanut butter in the filling. It’s difficult to get the correct consistency when using natural peanut butter.
- I haven’t tried using quick oats in this recipe.
How To Store Oatmeal Cookies With Peanut Butter Cookies
I store these cookies in a resealable container in the fridge. They can be stored at room temperature, but they keep better in the fridge.
The cookies will keep up to 5 days in when stored in a resealable container in the fridge.
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Oatmeal Cookies with Peanut Butter Filling
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter at cool room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Filling
- 2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter1
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats; set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars together until light and creamy.
- Beat in the egg until well-combined.
- Stir in the vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the butter mixture, stirring on low speed until just incorporated.
- Drop cookies by tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets, spacing dough about 2-inches apart.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until they’re golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes.
- Then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before filling.
- To prepare the filling, beat together butter, peanut butter, and powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Stir in vanilla extract.
- Add milk, and beat to combine. Filling should be at a spreadable consistency.
- Once cookies are cool, turn half cookies flat side up.
- Spread those cookies with peanut butter filling.
- Top filling with another cookie.
Notes
- Not natural peanut butter
- Nutrition facts are estimates.
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Originally published 2/8/13. Updated with new photos and tips 7/24/19.
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Comments & Reviews
Carolyn Buffingtonngton says
Very good cookie
Kate says
Thank you!
Beth says
Love oatmeal and peanut butter together and these taste just like the Girl Scout cookie. Will make these again and again. How about a thin mint? ;)
Emily says
Loved these! I am adding them to my cookie rotation, thank you so much for all the tips and tricks!
Kate says
Yay!! I’m so glad that you liked the cookies and that the tips were helpful. =) Thanks for commenting!
Shelly says
These are very good! They taste very much like my favorite Girl Scout cookies.
Kate says
Thank you so much! =)
Kathleen @ Yummy Crumble says
These are fantastic! Yay for crazy cravings :)
Kate says
Thank you! Haha! Yes, yay indeed! =)
Kim Beaulieu says
I want to try these for my brother. He is just crazy for peanut butter. I love that you combined the oatmeal cookie with pb, it’s a great combo.
Raquel @ Organizedisland says
These look delish! Found you from the Food Holiday party :)
kateheartseating says
Thanks! And thanks for stopping by!! =)
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says
So glad you shared this link to your Oatmeal Cookies with Peanut Butter Filling at last weekends link party! They look amazing!
Hope to see you link up again this weekend!
Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says
Cookies and peanut butter? Yes please! Thanks for linking up to Artsy Corner :)
kateheartseating says
Thanks so much for hosting and for stopping by!! =)
Diana Rambles says
WOW! They look great! No cookies for me…but you do have me wanting some milk! LOL! Thanks for sharing this at my Pin Me Linky Party.
kateheartseating says
No cookies?!? That is rough! Thanks for hosting!!=)
My Girlish Whims says
Thanks so much for linking up to Your Whims Wednesday, I featured this on my blog today! Come stop by and grab a featured button :)
kateheartseating says
Yay!! That’s awesome! Thanks so much!! And thanks for hosting!! =)
Karly Campbell says
These look so good! I haven’t made oatmeal cookies in forever…think I need to make these stat!
Thanks for linking up to What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
kateheartseating says
Thanks!!! I hope you enjoy them! Btw, I love (love, love!) your site! =)
BruCrew Life says
Why do you need the real thing? Yours look 10 times better :-)
kateheartseating says
Thank you! That’s a huge compliment!! Best (or worst maybe) of all is that you can get them for more than 1 month or so a year! =)
marissa says
wow these sound and look so good. Two of my favorite flavors. Pinned! So glad you shared this at my link party, can’t wait to see what you have this week.
kateheartseating says
Thanks!! I love anything with peanut butter and oatmeal, too! Thanks so much for hosting each week!! =)
Ali says
Woot! You have been featured this week at Recipe Sharing Monday! The new link party is up and I’d love to see you back. Have a great week. :)
kateheartseating says
Awesome!! Thank you so much!! =D
Jutta Lenihan says
Oh they look so perfectly delicious! I would love one right now!
Thank you so much for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – see you there again next week with more of your deliciousness :)
kateheartseating says
Thank you! And thank you for hosting!! =)