Description
Soft oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a creamy vanilla filling.
Ingredients
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons boiling water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups quick cooking oats
- 1 egg white
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ¾ cup shortening
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
- 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.
- 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.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
- 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.
- 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.
- Spread filling onto 1/2 of the cooled cookies
- then sandwich with remaining cookies.
Servings: 18