Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies With Rum Raisin Filling Food

OATMEAL SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream together shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk the next 5 ingredients; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool., For filling, cream shortening, confectioners' sugar and marshmallow creme. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread filling on the bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies.

OATMEAL COOKIES WITH RUM-SOAKED RAISINS

Steps:

• Simmer raisins and rum over low heat until raisins are plump (about 20-30 minutes) Drain liquid into measuring cup Add water to make 1/2 cup liquid.
• Heat oven to 400 degrees (I found 375 worked better for me.).
• Cream butter and sugar. Stir in eggs, vanilla, and raisin liquid.
• Mix all the dry ingredients (except nuts and oats).
• and add to butter mixture.
• Stir in oats, raisins and nuts.
• Drop rounded teasspoons of dough on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

OATMEAL RAISIN WALNUT COOKIE SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with racks in the upper and lower thirds. Line two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• For the cookies: Toss the raisins in the warm rum or water and let soak at least 10 minutes then drain.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, allspice and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and then the vanilla. Add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated. Stir in the oats, walnuts and the drained raisins.
• Scoop rounded tablespoons of the batter onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2-inches apart. Bake, rotating the position of the pans halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, about 14 minutes. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
• For the filling: Add the cream cheese and butter to a large bowl. Use a hand mixer to cream them together. Gradually add the powdered sugar, while mixing, scraping down the bowl as necessary. Once incorporated, add the vanilla and beat to incorporate. Fold in the shredded coconut by hand.
• To assemble cookie sandwiches: Scoop a tablespoon of filling onto the flat side of a cookie. Take another cookie and place it on top of the filling, flat side-down, to create a sandwich. Continue with the remaining cookies and filling. Wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.

OATMEAL RAISIN SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugars, molasses and vanilla with an electric mixer. Beat in eggs until well blended. In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients and raisins and mix by hand with a wooden spoon.
• Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto a well-greased baking sheet. The dough will be very tacky, so you may wish to moisten your fingers so it does not stick. With moistened fingers, press down on the dough and form it into circles about 1/8" thick. The circles should be about 2" diameter before baking. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until a couple of the cookies start to darken around the edges. They will still be very tender in the center until cool. Be careful not to overcook.
• When cooled, the cookies should be about 1/4" thick and very soft and chewy. When cookies have completely cooled, assemble them by spreading about 1 1/2 tablespoons of marshmallow creme over the flat side of a cookie and then pressing another cookie on top, making a sandwich. Repeat for remaining cookies and filling. Store cookies wrapped in plastic wrap to keep them soft and chewy. They should be eaten within a day or two of filling.

OLD-FASHION RUM RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat raisins, water and rum to boiling in 1-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until raisins are plump and liquid has evaporated. Cool raisins 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375º. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed about 3 minutes or until fluffy, or mix with spoon. Beat in egg. Stir in remaining ingredients. Stir in raisins.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

BUTTER-RUM SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• COOKIES: Combine the powdered sugar and pecans in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
• Cover and process until the pecans are very finely chopped, 45-60 seconds.
• Combine the sugar mixture, butter, rum, and vanilla in a large bowl; cream with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, scraping sides of bowl often, 2-3 minutes.
• Reduce mixer speed to low; add the flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring until well mixed (1-2 minutes).
• Divide dough in half; shape each piece into a 10" long roll on a lightly floured surface.
• Flatten the sides to form a triangle on a sheet of waxed paper, using the paper to help create the shape.
• Wrap each half in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut each dough log into 1/4" slices; space 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Sprinkle cookies with the pearl sugar; bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the edges begin to brown.
• Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the FROSTING: Combine all the frosting ingredients (except the half-and-half) in a small bow.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low speed, adding enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread 3/4 teaspoons frosting on the bottom of a cookie, sugar side down; top with a second cookie, sugar side up.
• Squeeze together gently; repeat until all cookies have been assembled.

CREAM FILLED OATMEAL SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare frosting first and allow to chill in the refrigerator. Mix the flour and milk till smooth and cook over medium heat until thick and pasty. Put in a bowl and cover the top with wax paper to prevent a crust from forming. (Actually place the wax paper on the mixture) Cool well.
• Cream the margarine, sugar , salt and vanilla until light and fluffy, slowly add the cooled mixture and whip until the sugar is dissolved and not grainy when rubbed between your finger tips.
• To make the cookies cream the margarine, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla till fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time and mix until combined. Add the flour, oats, salt and soda and mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheets and bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 350* oven. Cool well, top with filling and sandwich two cookies together. Store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.