Southern moon pies
Southern moon pies recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- Cookie crusts:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all−purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Marshmallow filling:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup Marshmallow creme
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter and sugar.
- Add egg, evaporated milk and vanilla extract. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder.
- Add flour mixture slowly to sugar mixture while stirring.
- Mix just until all ingredients are combined.
- Drop the dough onto greased cookie sheet by rounded tablespoonsful.
- Leave at least 3 inches in between each one. Dough will spread as it bakes.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until firm when pressed with finger.
- Allow to cool at least one hour before filling.
- Marshmallow filling: In a medium mixing bowl, blend together 1/2 cup butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract and Marshmallow creme. Mix until smooth.
- Assemble pies by spreading 1 to 2 tablespoonsful of filling on flat side of a cookie crust, then covering filling with flat side of another cookie crust.
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