Peanut Butter & Jelly Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches

Peanut butter & jelly sandwiched between two soft and chewy oatmeal cookies. A fun twist on a childhood classic! 

I didn't think it was possible to improve upon a peanut butter and jelly sandwich until I decided to use cookies instead of bread. Seriously delicious! Peanut butter and jelly is one of my favourite combinations... actually I really just love anything with peanut butter! I decided to fill these cookie sandwiches with peanut butter buttercream rather then just straight peanut butter. The buttercream is full of peanut butter flavour while being light and fluffy. These oatmeal cookies are delicious on their own. They have a great texture, soft and chewy! They remind me of an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie without the chocolate chips - but trust me you won't miss the chocolate chips once you fill these cookies with peanut butter buttercream and your favourite jam. I choose to use store bought strawberry jam, but if you have a favourite homemade jam by all means this is the perfect time to use it! I hope you enjoy these ooey gooey peanut butter and jelly oatmeal cookie sandwiches as much as I do. 

Peanut Butter & Jelly Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches

Oatmeal Cookies 

Makes: 2 dozen cookies or 1 dozen sandwiches 

Ingredients

1.5 c flour

2 c oats

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 c butter

3/4 c sugar

3/4 c brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside

In a medium sized bowl stir to combine flour, oats, salt, baking soda and baking powder, set aside

In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy

Add in eggs one at a time scraping down the bowl after each addition. Stir in vanilla

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix on low speed until just combined. The dough will stick to the sides of the bowl and be fairly sticky once combined

Roll approx 1/8 cups of dough into balls, place on prepared cookie sheets and flatten. I baked 12 cookies per sheet

Bake cookies for 9-12 minutes or until cookie edges are golden brown. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely

Peanut Butter & Jelly Filling

Ingredients

1/2 c butter

1 c icing sugar

1 c peanut butter

1 tsp vanilla

Strawberry or Raspberry Jam

Directions

In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, on medium speed whip butter until light and fluffy

On medium speed combine whipped butter and icing sugar until just combined. Should resemble a buttercream texture

Mix in peanut butter and vanilla until smooth

Assemble the Cookie Sandwiches

Match cookies by size to make each side of the sandwich. Spread or pipe the peanut butter buttercream on one side of the cookie sandwich. Spread jam on the other. Squish together and enjoy!