Oatmeal Whoopie Pies
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Cooking:
40 min.
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Servings per container:
18
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Ingredients for - Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

1. Packed brown sugar - 2 cups
2. Unsalted butter, softened - ¾ cup
3. Eggs - 2 large
4. All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups
5. Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
6. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
7. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon
8. Salt - ½ teaspoon
9. Boiling water - 3 tablespoons
10. Quick cooking oats - 2 cups
11. Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups
12. Egg white, beaten - 1 large
13. Milk - 2 tablespoons
14. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
15. Shortening - ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Oatmeal Whoopie Pies

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.

2. Stage

Make the cookies: Beat brown sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix well.

3. Stage

Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients in 2 batches, alternating with boiling water, mixing batter after each addition until well combined. Stir in oats.

4. Stage

Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, switching racks halfway through. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.

6. Stage

While the cookies are cooling, make the filling: Beat 1 cup confectioners' sugar, egg white, milk, and vanilla until combined. Beat in shortening and remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar until light and creamy.

7. Stage

Spread filling onto 1/2 of the cooled cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies.