COOKIES
 1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
   1/2 ts Baking soda
   1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
     1 c  Quick oats (NOT instant)
     1 c  Light brown sugar, firmly
          – packed
   1/2 c  Salted butter, softened
     1 lg Egg
     1 ts Pure vanilla extract
FILLING
   3/4 c  Smooth peanut butter
   1/4 c  Salted Butter, softened
     2 tb Half-and-half
     1 ts Pure vanilla extract
 1 1/2 c  Confectioners sugar
Preheat overn to 325-degrees F.
 In medium bowl combine flour, soda, cinnamon and oats. Mix well with a
 whire whisk.  Set aside.
 Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer set at
 medium speed.  Add the flour-oat mixture, and blend at low speed
 until just combined. Do not overmix.
 Separate dough into two balls, flatten them into disks, and wrap each
 tightly in plastic wrap or a plastic bag. Chill 1 hour.
 On floured board using a floured rolling pin, roll out one disk to
 1/4 inch thickness.  Cut cookies with a 2-inch round fluted cookie
 cutter dipped in flour. Repeat procedure with the second disk,
 reworking scraps until all the dough is used.  Bake cookies on
 ungreased baking sheets 1/2 inch aprt for 13-15 minutes or until
 bottoms turn light brown. Transfer immediately to a cool, flat
 surface with a spatula.
 When cookies are cool, spread 1 tablespoon of peanut butter filling
 on the bottom side of a cookies.  Top with another cookie-bottom side
 toward the filling-to make a sandwich. Repeat with the remaining
 cookies and filling
 Yield: 3 1/2 dozen cookies.
                
                 Yields       
                36 Servings                
