These are outstanding.

Ingredients:

2.5 cups unbleached all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 lb. or 2 sticks butter

1 cup packed dark brown sugar

2/3 cup honey

1/2 cup extra crunchy peanut butter

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1 tablespoon  pure vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1 cup roasted salted peanuts, plus 1/2 cup for later

Filling ingredients:

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 jar of marshmallow cream

2 bananas sliced thin

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees
• In a medium bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Place peanuts in food processor and pulse until they look like bread crumbs
• In a bowl of an electric mixer, add butter and beat until creamy. Add sugar and honey and beat until fluffy about 3 minutes.
• Beat in peanut butter, eggs and vanilla
• Add flour mixture and beat on low until fully incorporated
• Fold in 1 cup ground peanuts
• Line a baking sheet with parchment and drop dough onto baking sheet. They should be a little bigger since they will be sandwich treats.
• With the back of a wet fork, make  a crisscross on each cookie
• Bake for about 15-16 minutes
• Cool on baking sheet for about 4 minutes and then move to cooling rack

Filling Directions:

• In an electric mixer bowl, add whipping cream, sugar and vanilla. Beat until soft peaks form. Add marshmallow cream. Continue to beat until hard peaks form.
• Place thin slices of bananas on the reverse side of a cookie and then add cream mixture
• Place another cookie on top and then roll cookie sides in crushed nuts

A Jackie O’ Recipe