Spicy Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 2 2/3 cups sugar, brown
• 4 eggs, large
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, pure extract
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon, fresh ground
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon mace
• 4 cups oats, old fashioned
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla
• 7 ounces marshmallow creme
• 1 -2 1/2 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 cookies:
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 cream the shortening and sugar in a large bowl.
• 4 add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg, then add the vanilla and mix well.
• 5 combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices mix well and add to creamed mixture, then stir in the oats.
• 6 drop by rounded teaspoon, two inches apart onto lightly greased sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool.
• 7 filling:
• 8 while the cookies are cooling, grab a small bowl, cream the shortening, sugar and marshmallow crème together.
• 9 add the vanilla to the milk.
• 10 next add the milk slowly to the marshmallow mixture, to get a nice spreading consistency you may not need to use all the milk.
• 11 spread filling on one cookie and top with another cookies.
• 12 get yourself a big glass of cold milk and enjoy!