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Oatmeal Cream Pies

Source of Recipe


Jan Moon






List of Ingredients



• 1¼ cups butter, softened
  
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  
• ½ cup granulated sugar
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
  
• ½ tsp salt
  
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 3 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
  
• Cream Filling (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Beat butter and sugars at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, beating well. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a bowl, stirring well. Add oats; stir well. Add to butter mixture; stir until well blended. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
   
   
2. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.
   
   
3. Spread 1 tablespoon Cream Filling over each bottom side of half of cookies; top with remaining cookies, right side up.
   
   Makes 18 cream pies.
   
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   CREAM FILLING
   
   • ½ cup butter, softened
   • 2 cups powdered sugar
   • 1 to 2 Tbsp whipping cream
   • 1 tsp vanilla extract
   
   Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined, scraping bowl. Beat on high until light and fluffy.
   
   Makes 1½ cups.