Oatmeal Cream Pies
By
Sandy Young
@CerrillosSandy
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Photo: myrecipes.com/...pies-10000001585211
Ingredients
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1 1/4 cbutter, softened
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1 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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1/2 cgranulated sugar
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1large egg
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2 tspvanilla extract
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1 1/2 call purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/4 tspground cinnamon
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3 cquick-cooking oats
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CREAM FILLING
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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2 csifted confectioners' sugar
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1 - 2 Tbspwhipping cream (half-and-half cream or even milk may be used)
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1 tspvanilla extract
How to Make Oatmeal Cream Pies
- Preheat oven to 375.
- 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. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.
- Spread 1 tablespoon Cream Filling over each bottom side of half of cookies; top with remaining cookies, right side up.
Yield: Makes 3 dozen oatmeal cookies or 18 cream pies. - Directions for cream filling:
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.