Oatmeal Cream Pies
Author: Cooking Classy
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 15 cookie sandwiches
- 1¾ cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup quick oats (slightly ground in a food processor until half their original size).
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening (unflavored)
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 2½ Tbsp molasses
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp coconut extract (for a slightly more noticeable coconut flavor - increase to ¼ tsp)
- Marshmallow Buttercream Filling
- ½ cup butter, nearly at room temperature
- ¼ cup shortening (unflavored)
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 7 oz. marshmallow creme
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, oats, cocoa powder, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, set aside.
- In the bowl, whip together butter, shortening, sugar and molasses on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in eggs, mixing until combine after each addition.
- Mix in vanilla and coconut extract.
- Slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until well combine.
- Scoop dough out about 2 Tbsp at a time and shape into balls (or drop on cookie sheet without shaping).
- Bake in preheated oven 10 - 12 minutes (cookies should still be soft, not fully set - don't over bake).
- Allow to cool several minutes on baking sheet before transferring to wire rack to cool.
- Cool completely then spread marshmallow buttercream filling along bottom side of one cookie and sandwich to the bottom side of another cookie.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- For the marshmallow buttercream filling:
- In the bowl, mix butter and shortening on medium-high speed, until pale and fluffy, about 3 - 4 minutes.
- Add powdered sugar and blend on low speed until combine, then increase speed to medium-high and whip for 1 minutes.
- Mix in marshmallow creme.
Recipe by Down Home Traveler at https://downhometraveler.com/2014/03/10/oatmeal-cream-pies/
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