Cake Batter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Sandwiches

I have been dreaming about cake batter cookie dough for weeks now, and trying to figure out something to make with cookie dough in it.  I was getting desperate.  I was almost ready to just make a batch, freeze it, and eat the dough just like that.  Then I saw this recipe and I figured it out.  I made a few changes to the original cookie recipe, and turned the cookie dough into frosting! The cookies bake up nice and soft and chewy, and the cake batter cookie dough frosting will leave you scraping every last bit out of the bowl.


Cake Batter Oatmeal Cookie Dough Sandwiches

Cake Batter Oatmeal Cookies:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
6 Tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter flavoring
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cake mix (from a box mix)
1 cup quick cooking oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
6 Tablespoons rainbow sprinkles

Cake Batter Cookie Dough Frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup yellow cake mix (from a box mix)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter flavoring
1 to 2 teaspoons milk (if necessary to reach desired consistency)
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons rainbow sprinkles

Preheat the oven to 350F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.  Add the egg, vanilla extract, and butter flavoring and beat until well blended.  Add the flour, cake mix, oatmeal, salt, and baking soda, and beat until just combined.  Beat in the chocolate chips and sprinkles.

Scoop the dough into tablespoons size balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.  Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 9 minutes.  Remove from the oven and let cool on the pan for about 5 minutes.  Carefully (these are really soft!) transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the flour, cake mix, and salt until blended.  Add the vanilla extract and butter flavoring and beat until combined.  Beat in the milk if necessary to reach desired consistency.  Beat in the chocolate chips and sprinkles.  

To make the cookie sandwiches, spread or pipe the frosting on the back of one cookie.  Press another cookie on top of the frosting.  Makes about 12 cookie sandwiches.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy