Disclaimer: I am not touting these cookies as health food, because they aren’t particularly light or nutritious. Although I did use natural unsweetened peanut butter, a moderate amount of unrefined sugar, and sandwich cookies void of artificial ingredients & hydrogenated oils, this recipe leans further towards the category of “living to eat” rather than “eating to live”.
We’re all entitled to a splurge once in a while, right?
I rarely buy pre-made cookies for eating straight from the package, but every once in a while I have fun using them as part of a recipe. I bought these Newman-Os with the intention of creating my own version of Picky Palate’s Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies, which took the food blogosphere by storm a few months ago.
Instead of surrounding the chocolate sandwich cookies with chocolate chip cookie dough, I opted for peanut butter cookie dough… because you simply can’t beat chocolate and peanut butter together.
I quadrupled my recipe for Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, (using unsweetened peanut butter, and omitting the white chocolate), which yields a thick dough that is very malleable, and therefore easy to form around the sandwich cookies.
The lack of flour in the cookie dough means that the peanut butter flavor has the stage to shine, with only a bit of unrefined Sucanat and a touch each of salt and vanilla as flavor compliments.
The process of tucking each cookie into a mound of peanut butter dough is actually pretty fun!
Who would know that these golden orbs contain a surprise tucked inside?
The baked cookies are quite soft, so be sure to let them cool completely before cutting or biting into them.
Now, be forewarned… these bad boys are gigantic!
To be more precise, they are just about the size of my palm.
Their gargantuan size renders these cookies a pretty hefty dessert.
Therefore, you certainly don’t have to worry about not being able to eat just one – in fact, you might even be satisfied with half of a cookie.
Sharing is encouraged, but not mandatory ;).
“Oreo” Stuffed Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
inspired by the original Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe from Picky Palate
yield: 12-14 (HUGE!) cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 cups unsweetened natural peanut butter, well-stirred (I used Trader Joe’s Organic Crunchy)
- 1/2 cup Sucanat (or brown sugar)
- 2 large eggs, lightly whisked
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp Kosher salt
- 12-14 all-natural (no hydrogenated oils or artificial ingredients) chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Newman-O’s
- a tall glass of ice-cold milk (trust me on this)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the peanut butter, Sucanat (or brown sugar), eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt until well-mixed.
- Using an ice cream scoop or spoon, scoop out two spoonfuls of the peanut butter cookie dough and place each on one side of a sandwich cookie. Using your hands, form the peanut butter dough around the cookies until they are sealed in. Place cookie on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Repeat step 3 with remaining dough and cookies.
- Bake cookies for about 15 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve with milk!
Hmm, I do have half a package of Oreos to use up….. Peanut butter and Oreos is such a delicious combo!
WOW, these look like the perfect splurge to me! Ever since Parent Trap I have loveddd oreos and pb together :)
Mmmmm…these look fabulous! Chocolate and peanut butter are the BEST flavor combination!
These are making me swoon. LOL.
wow, those are HUGE. definitely would require a large glass of milk :)
i love stuffed cookies! i made oatmeal stuffed cookies with peanut butter cups! so good!
Oatmeal cookies stuffed with peanut butter cups sound amazing!
oh my oh my oh my oh my….me want to make these ASAP! darn detox week I am having!! onto my ‘to make list’ then. Great job…. we want more!
Wow, these look incredible!! I haven’t seen the original recipe but this looks like an amazing take on them. Btw, I just made cookies ‘n cream ice cream last week, which obviously required a purchase of sandwich cookies and Whole Foods’ 365 brand is seriously cheap and really delicious. Definitely a good alternative to Newman’s and Nature’s Path. :)
I’m planning on making cookies & cream fro yo with the rest of the sandwich cookies! I’ll have to check out the 365 brand cookies in the future.
Wow those look good! And massive! Wow, I had no idea they were so huge. I bet they’re good in the freezer. When I make cookies that’s where I usually stash them so I don’t eat them all, haha.
Haha… that is precisely what I did with the rest of the cookies! It would be dangerous to keep these guys on the counter ;).
I have to admit that I am not an oreo fan so I’m not surprised I haven’t noticed this phenomena, but I do love the idea of stuffing one cookie inside another, so that is very fun and definitely something I will have to consider.
I bet you could come up with something really creative! I know you’re not a huge sweets fan, but I’d love to see what concoction you create if you decide to do so.
It’s not a matter of if, but when I’ll be treating myself to these!
Oh. My. Gosh. *drooling* I’m clipping this one! Thanks!
sweetie!!!!
I love this recipe so much, I think I will use the mini Oreo’s though so I can enjoy more of them I loved your recipe for the fat free date cake.
Great idea! Instant portion control :).
Love this! I made peanut butter cookies before and stuffed them with mini-Snickers bars. Everyone loved them! Sure, Snickers and Oreo -stuffed cookies aren’t the best for us, but every once in a while, they’re heaven ;)
These look great! I love peanut butter and oreos together.
Those look amazing – my kids would go nuts!
Omg, these look INSANELY good.. I’m drooling!!
I’m in love. Yum!
I don’t like oreos plain, but think I’d love them tucked inside pb dough! Thanks!
Lauren,
These sound spectacular. They are on my “must” bake list. Thank you for the aswesome instructions and pics!
My kids would love them.
How have I not made these yet?? Actually I probably should never make these because I strongly question my will power if faced with these.
If you want to send me like 2, that would be awesome… :)
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Why all the fuss & bother? Just shmear some peanut butter on the Oreo and be done with it. That’s what I do! :-)
Wow, I can’t get over how huge these are! My problem is that I when I buy Oreos, they all disappear before I have the chance to make anything with them, haha :)