Oatmeal Cream Pies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups quick oats
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup marshmallow cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugars until smooth and creamy.
• 2 add the egg, milk and vanilla, incorporate fully.
• 3 in a separate bowl, mix oats, flour, baking soda, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt.
• 4 add the dry ingredients slowly into the butter mixture until fully mixed.
• 5 add the chocolate chips and mix by hand (if using an electric mixer).
• 6 refrigerate the dough for at least one hour or overnight.
• 7 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 8 drop small teaspoons of dough into parchment lined cookie sheets.
• 9 bake for 8-9 minutes.
• 10 let cookies sit on cookie sheet for two minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool. continue until all dough is baked.
• 11 for the filling: cream butter and cream cheese in an electric mixer until combined.
• 12 add marshmallow, vanilla, and milk and mix well. slowly add powdered sugar a 1/4 at a time until a thick consistency is reached.
• 13 when cookies are cool spread filling to the flat side of one cookie and top with another cookie.
• 14 enjoy!