Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a cookie sheet, set aside.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder; set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined.
• 5 beat in granulated sugar and brown sugar until fluffy.
• 6 beat in egg and vanilla.
• 7 using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture and oats just until combined.
• 8 drop dough by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
• 9 bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light brown and centers are set.
• 10 cool on cookie sheet for a few minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack.
• 11 in a medium bowl combine the hot water and the salt, stirring until salt dissolves.
• 12 add marshmallow creme, shortening, and powdered sugar.
• 13 beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined.
• 14 spread marshmallow mixture on the bottom sides of half the cookies. top with the remaining cookies, bottom sides down, to make cookie sandwiches.