Chocolate-Oatmeal Moon Pies

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.

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Arrange racks in upper and lowerthirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 3 bakingsheets with parchment paper.
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Whiskflour, baking powder, baking soda, and saltin a medium bowl.
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Combine oats, cherries,pecans, and chocolate in a large bowl.
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Using an electric mixer, beat butter andsugar in another large bowl, occasionallyscraping down sides of bowl, until smooth,about 2 minutes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Letcookies cool on baking sheets. DO AHEAD:Cookies can be made 2 days ahead. Storeairtight at room temperature.
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Spread 1 tablespoon marshmallow cremeon bottom of 18 cookies. Sandwich withremaining cookies.
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Place chocolate and honey in a medium bowl.Bring cream just to a boil in a smallsaucepan.
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Pour over chocolate and honey;let stand for 1 minute; stir until meltedand smooth.
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Drizzle over cookies or servealongside sandwich cookies for dipping.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings18
Health Score1
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