Abilene Crave

Oatmeal Cream Pies

Ingredients:
1 tub vanilla frosting
2 sticks butter
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup light brown sugar
2 Eggs
1 ½ cups flour
½ t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla
2 Cups One minute oatmeal
1 cup raisins, optional

Instructions:
In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugars, and eggs. In another bowl, mix flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, blending well. Stir in the vanilla, oatmeal and raisins, if using.  Drop by teaspoons- full onto a greased cookie sheet .Bake 10-12 minutes until cooked through, but still soft to the touch. Cool on a wire rack. Ice half of the cookies with the frosting, then top each frosted cookie with an unfrosted cookie. Wrap each “pie” in saran wrap and place in the fridge for extended freshness! A great after-school snack!