Mini Peanut Butter Oreo Cookie Pies (aka Hail Mary’s)

Mini Peanut Butter Oreo Cookie Pies (aka Hail Mary’s)

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp almond extract
4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder


For the Filling:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 pkg (16.6 oz) Oreo cookies
½ cup Peanut Butter
2 tsp Vanilla




Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Liberally grease and flour a mini muffin pan
3. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
4. Add eggs, vanilla and almond extract until fully incorporated.
5. In a large Ziploc bag combine your dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking powder). Close securely and shake it up.
6. Slowly mix into butter mixture.  Set aside.
7. In a food processor combine Oreos, and cream cheese.  Once it starts to come together add peanut butter and vanilla. Continue to process until it fully comes together and clumps into a large ball.
8. Scoop about a tablespoonful of cookie dough into each cup of the mini muffin pan. Gently form up the sides creating a depression.
9. Take some of that Oreo goodness and scoop about 1 -1 ½ teaspoonfuls into the cookie dough cup.
10. Take a small amount of cookie dough and place on top and pinch together.
11. Bake for 12-14 minutes.  Remove and let cool for about 3-4 min.
12. Carefully remove from pan and continue to let cool UPSIDE DOWN.

** Store in an airtight container to keep filling soft**
Makes about 48 individual muffin cookies.