Recipe of the Week

I had posted last week about a bunch of crafts I wanted to do, and recipes I wanted to make from Pinterest. I finally made one of the recipes, and this is what I chose:

Halfway to Heaven Peanut Butter Brownies

For the cookies:

1 1/2 cups quick oats


1/2 cup flour


1/2 cup sugar


1/2 cup brown sugar


1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1/2 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


1/2 cup honey roasted peanut butter (or just add a little honey to the peanut butter)

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened


1 egg

For the filling:



1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar


1 cup smooth peanut butter*

Preheat an oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, mix the oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix butter, both sugars, egg, peanut butter, and vanilla. Pour oat mixture into peanut butter mixture, stirring until just mixed. Place rounded teaspoonfuls of batter on an ungreased baking sheet, leaving 2 centimeters between each one. Using your finger, pat dough down so they form small flattened circles. Bake for 8 minutes. Let cool completely on cookie sheet.



While the cookies are baking, whisk together the confectioner’s sugar and peanut butter until light and airy, about 5 minutes.



On a work surface, place half of the cookies upside down. Whisk the filling to lighten it. Dollop 1 tablespoon of filling into the center of each upside down cookie.  Place second cookie on top of filling and press together until filling just comes to the edges. Ta-da!

*do not use natural p.b. for this part- the frosting will come out thick and heavy

 

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I really liked this recipe, but it was REALLY peanut-buttery! If you love peanut butter then you'll love these cookies. If you're just ok with peanut butter, you'll probably have to be in the mood to eat these things. I followed the recipe exactly, with just one exception-I had to add another 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar for the filling. The recipe also says to "whisk the two together" which is pretty impossible when it comes to peanut butter. The cookies tasted exactly like the girl scout peanut butter cookies. Most likely I will probably be making them again!