Chocolate-Oatmeal Moon Pies
Chocolate-Oatmeal Moon Pies might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 371 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 18. If you have kosher salt, old-fashioned oats, heavy cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Arrange racks in upper and lowerthirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 3 bakingsheets with parchment paper.
Whiskflour, baking powder, baking soda, and saltin a medium bowl.
Combine oats, cherries,pecans, and chocolate in a large bowl.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter andsugar in another large bowl, occasionallyscraping down sides of bowl, until smooth,about 2 minutes.
Add egg and vanillaand beat to blend. Scrape down sides ofbowl. With machine running at low speed,gradually add flour mixture; beat just toblend. Stir in oat mixture with a woodenspoon just to blend.
Using a 1-ounce ice cream scoop orscooping out 2 level tablespoonfuls ofdough, measure dough into 36 portions.Divide among baking sheets. Using yourhands, gently press down on each doughball until 1/2" thick.
Bake cookies for 12 minutes. Rotatesheets front to back and top to bottom;continue baking until cookies are goldenbrown and edges have begun to set butcenters are still soft (cookies will appearunderdone and shiny in centers), 7–8minutes longer. Do not overbake.
Letcookies cool on baking sheets. DO AHEAD:Cookies can be made 2 days ahead. Storeairtight at room temperature.
Spread 1 tablespoon marshmallow cremeon bottom of 18 cookies. Sandwich withremaining cookies.
Place chocolate and honey in a medium bowl.Bring cream just to a boil in a smallsaucepan.
Pour over chocolate and honey;let stand for 1 minute; stir until meltedand smooth.
Drizzle over cookies or servealongside sandwich cookies for dipping.