Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookies

Oatmeal Cream Pie Cookies recipe by Gayle Paradiso Davis

Ingredients

Cookies:

1. ½ cup butter
2. ½ cup shortening
3. ¾ cup brown sugar
4. ½ cup sugar
5. 1 tbsp molasses
6. 1 tsp vanilla extract
7. 2 eggs
8. 1 ½ cups flour
9. ½ tsp salt
10. 1 tsp baking soda
11. ½ tsp cinnamon
12. 1 ½ cups quick oats

Filling:

1. 1 tbsp hot water
2. ¼ tsp salt
3. 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow crème
4. ½ cup shortening
5. 2/3 cup powdered sugar
6. 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheets.
2. In a bowl or standing mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, shortening, brown sugar, sugar, molasses, vanilla extract, and eggs.
3. Combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a separate bowl.
4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing well. Then, stir in the oats.
5. Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes at 350°F.
7. Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes on a wire baking rack to avoid burning the bottoms.