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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

March 6, 2020 By Jeanine Friesen 30 Comments

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These chewy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies are held together with a fluffy, peanut buttery frosting. Similar to the Girl Scout Do Si Dos.

A plate of peanut butter sandwich cookies

Although I have never had the privilege to support the Girl Scouts by buying their cookies, I believe that these gluten free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies are a copycat recipe of the Girl Scouts Do-si-dos. Only, these are homemade (which always means better) and gluten free.

I’ve been baking these cookies for years, and every time I do, they never last long. It is pretty much impossible to eat just one.

Balls of unbaked cookie dough on a cookie sheet

The key to making the perfect sandwich cookie:

To make ‘normal’ sized sandwich cookies, the the same size as store-bought cookies, you have to begin with very small cookies. You have to remember, you are putting two cookies together, so once they are assembled, you will still get a good amount of cookie.

I use my smallest cookie scoop, and divide that scoop in half. Roll each half into a ball, and place it on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Since you are making sandwich cookies, you will want to make all your cookies the same size. This will make it easier to find two cookies of the same size when you are assembling the GF Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich cookies.

sandwich cookies being assembled

The perfect peanut butter filling:

The peanut butter filling for these gluten free Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies is so easy to mix together. Just a few simple ingredients.

One thing you want to look out for though – you don’t want the filling to be too soft. I add enough cream that the filling has the consistency of cookie dough. I can actually handle it with my hands without it sticking.

By doing this, all the filling won’t come squirting out the sides of your cookie when you take a bite.

If you accidentally add too much cream and your filling is too soft, just add more confectioners’ sugar until you get the consistency of cookie dough.

a cooling rack full of peanut butter sandwich cookies

More gluten free cookie recipes I think you’ll love:

  • Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (a regular at our house)
  • Gluten Free Chocolate Sugar Cookies
  • Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
  • Gluten Free Chocolate Mint Cookies
  • Gluten Free Rolled Sugar Cookies (another staple)

baking sheet with peanut butter cookies

The importance of gluten free oats:

If you are following a gluten free diet, it is important that you use oats that are labeled “gluten free”. Although oats themselves are gluten free, the growing and harvesting practices used cross contaminate the oats with gluten. That means the regular oats that you can buy in the grocery store are not gluten free.

When looking for gluten free oats, I will only buy oats that are grown with the purity protocol. That means that everything – the seeds, the fields, the machines – are all used only for gluten free oats. There is no chance of cross contamination. Here is a list of suppliers and manufacturers of purity protocol oats to help you make your buying choices.

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookie recipe:

a cooling rack full of peanut butter sandwich cookies

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

Yield: 40 sandwich cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 9 minutes
Total Time: 29 minutes

These chewy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies are held together with a fluffy, peanut buttery frosting. Similar to the Girl Scout Do-Si-Dos.

Ingredients

Cookies:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter, smooth or chunky
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup brown rice flour
  • 1/4 cup tapioca starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup gluten-free quick-cook oats

Filling:

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners’ (icing) sugar, sifted
  • 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
  • 2-3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Cookies:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup peanut butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until well combined.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the brown rice flour, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the peanut butter mixture.
  4. Add the oats and stir until well blended.
  5. Roll 1 teaspoon of dough into a ball and place 2-inches apart on a prepared baking sheet.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven for 7-9 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to brown. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to wire cooling rack. Cool completely before filling.

Filling:

  1. Beat together the 3 tablespoons of butter, confectioners’ sugar and 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter.
  2. Slowly add the heavy cream until the filling is the consistency of cookie dough.
  3. Use a small cookie scoop to spoon about 1 teaspoon of the filling onto a cookie.
  4. Top with a cookie of similar size, and press down until the filling reaches the edge of the cookie.
  5. Store cookies in an airtight container.

Notes

Be sure the filling isn't too soft. I add enough cream that the filling has the consistency of cookie dough. I can actually handle it with my hands without it sticking.

By doing this, all the filling won't come squirting out the sides of your cookie when you take a bite.

If you accidentally add too much cream and your filling is too soft, just add more confectioners' sugar until you get the consistency of cookie dough.

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© Jeanine Friesen
Cuisine: American / Category: Cookies and Bars
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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies recipe

Originally posted May 2012. Images and post updated March 2020.
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Comments

  1. Heather Porrill says

    May 28, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    I am so looking forward to trying these. I need a good cookie for the tea room menu.

    Reply
    • Jeanine says

      May 28, 2012 at 12:37 pm

      Oh, I bet these would be great there, Heather!

      Reply
  2. Carole says

    May 28, 2012 at 12:33 pm

    BEING DAIRY FREE, WHAT WOULD YOU SUBSTITUTE FOR THE WHIPPING CREAM????? THANK YOU.

    Reply
    • Jeanine says

      May 28, 2012 at 12:38 pm

      I’m not dairy free, so I haven’t tried it, but I think any kind of dairy free milk should work in place of the cream. Just be sure to start with only 2 Tbsp before adding more.

      Reply
      • Kendra says

        May 31, 2012 at 11:31 pm

        Most non dairy milks will not work as they are not thick enough to “whip up”. The best option is canned coconut milk.
        You place a 14 ox can of coconut milk (ususally found in the asian foods section) in the refrigerator overnight. Also place bowl and beaters of the mixer in the refridgerator. The thick cream of the coconut milk wil float to the top of the can. Open the can and scoop the cream out into the refrigerated bowl (about 2/3 of the can) beat on high until whipped to perfection. πŸ™‚ This does no led a coconut flavor as coconut milk generally has a very mild flavor.
        follow all other recipe directions as specified.

        Reply
        • Jeanine says

          June 1, 2012 at 6:17 am

          Thanks, Kendra! For this recipe you don’t actually whip the cream though, so I think a non-dairy milk would work, it’s just for the icing. I have wanted to try the dairy-free whipped ‘cream’ for a while though, so thanks for the instructions. πŸ™‚

          Reply
          • Kendra says

            June 1, 2012 at 9:48 pm

            Ahhhhh I should have read the steps for the filling also. oops. That’s what happens when I assume. I make a whipped filling for our oatmeal cream pies form canned coconut milk and it is dairy free, and gluten free, and soy free, and peanut free. LOL

          • Jeanine says

            June 3, 2012 at 8:46 pm

            No problem, it’s a great tip!! πŸ™‚

  3. robin says

    June 19, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    Just made these with chocolate chips in the cookies. Yummy! Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
    • Jeanine says

      June 20, 2012 at 7:16 am

      The last time I made them I thought of adding mini chocolate chips, or using a chocolate filling, but decided to stick with the plan. πŸ˜‰ I bet they are fantastic with chocolate chips in them though!

      Reply
  4. Sara says

    July 25, 2013 at 11:10 am

    My son is also dairy free. Any ideas on whipping cream substitutes?

    Reply
    • Gerry says

      July 25, 2013 at 2:36 pm

      Sara……..Kendra had posted a method for making non dairy whipped topping a few comments back πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Jeanine Friesen says

        July 25, 2013 at 3:27 pm

        Thanks, Gerry! Sara, you can also just use your favorite dairy-free milk, just may have to use a little less, just enough for a good consistency (a little thick is better).

        Reply
  5. Tamar Lundeen says

    December 9, 2013 at 12:55 am

    A bit late, I realize, I thought I posted my review. These taste wonderful. Tried on non GF family members. My brother in law said they tasted better than the famous filled peanut butter cookies. I have never cared much for pbutter cookies but i could not quit eating these.

    Reply
    • Jeanine Friesen says

      December 11, 2013 at 12:31 pm

      I agree, they are addicting, aren’t they? πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Jeanette says

    February 1, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    Just made these. Wonderful. Made these for our lunch at church tomorrow for those of us that are gf. I think others will want our cookies, these are exceptional. Thanks for the great recipe!

    Reply
    • Jeanine Friesen says

      February 3, 2014 at 2:12 pm

      Haha, that’s when you hope that by saying “These are Gluten-Free” that no one else will want them. πŸ˜‰ They really are a great cookie, glad that you think so too. πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Jeanette says

        February 3, 2014 at 9:08 pm

        the non gfer’s did want my cookies, I had made cream puffs as well.

        Reply
  7. Monica says

    February 27, 2014 at 10:46 am

    Can you leave out the peanut butter to make GF Oatmeal Cream Pies?

    Reply
    • Jeanine Friesen says

      February 27, 2014 at 10:53 am

      Leave the PB out of the cookies? I don’t think that would work…you’d have to add something in it’s place. You’re welcome to use a different filling though!

      Reply
      • Monica says

        March 6, 2014 at 3:57 pm

        It made me think of Oatmeal Cream Pies which I miss and thought I could make them based on this recipe.

        Reply
        • Jeanine Friesen says

          March 7, 2014 at 11:29 am

          It might work, I’ve never had those cookies. If you try it, please let us know!

          Reply
          • Tamar says

            April 4, 2014 at 12:46 am

            Wonder if almond butter would work. It has such a mild flavor. It tends to be just a tiny bit thinner than pbutter. I use it to make a paleo cookie and is very nice. Sun butter might work too since it is mild flavored as well. They just cost more. A number of stores have a grind your own almond butter spot.

  8. kim says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:14 am

    I can’t begin to tell you how well received these cookies were!No one. No one knew they were GF! I even liked them and even though I’m GF,I mostly hate GF stuff! If you have a bread recipe this good, I will never eat anything else!!!!!! So good. I didn’t need to bring APF into to my house to impress my friends Thank you so much!!!

    Reply
  9. kim says

    July 13, 2015 at 8:53 am

    I am not a sweets person but I love to bake and I must say these cookies created a sensation at work. Everyone loves them even though they are GF. No one could tell. I have made these at least 7 times in the last year. Perfect every time. thanks for the awesome recipe.

    Reply
    • Jeanine says

      July 20, 2015 at 7:49 am

      Yeah!! These are seriously the most addicting cookie I’ve ever made. Glad to hear that they are always a hit with you too! πŸ˜€

      Reply
  10. Paula Lansdale says

    December 14, 2018 at 12:42 pm

    Jeanine ,will these cookies keep nice for 2 3 days, or does the icing make them too soft. I’d like to make them in advance for my Christmas sweet tray. Thanks for recipe.

    Reply
  11. connie says

    March 6, 2020 at 10:42 am

    can you use an GF flour blend instead of the brown rice flour and tapioca starch?

    Reply
    • Jeanine Friesen says

      March 6, 2020 at 10:47 am

      You’re welcome to experiment with that, Connie, I’ve only made it as written. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work though. πŸ™‚

      Reply

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