Wanna know something weird about me? I love moon pies. Just love ’em. Yes, those chocolate-y, graham cracker-y, marshmallow-y things that have no nutritional value whatsoever. I don’t eat them very often, but every time I am in a gas station on a road trip and I need a little snack, I head straight to the moon pies. Thankfully, for the sake of my health, I don’t find myself in this situation very often…
So when I saw this recipe, I knew I had to try it. When I made it, I copied the recipe exactly, but when I do I do it again, I am going to change the filling, because mine turned out too runny (it made a pretty stellar fruit dip though, we discovered). I will give you my modified filling recipe and hopefully yours will have a proper gooey, sugary, fluffy consistency…
COOKIE CRUST:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white 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
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large mixing bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter or margarine and white sugar. Add egg, evaporated milk, and vanilla. Mix well. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, salt, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder (Try to get any big clumps out of the cocoa at this point). Add flour mixture slowly to sugar mixture while stirring. Mix just until all ingredients are combined. It will still have some clumps but it’s okay.
Drop the dough onto greased cookie sheet by rounded tablespoonfuls. Leave at least 3 inches in between each one; dough will spread as it bakes. Bake in preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes, until firm when pressed with finger. Allow to cool at least one hour before filling.
To Make Marshmallow Filling: In a medium mixing bowl, blend together 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and marshmallow creme. Mix until smooth. Assemble pies by spreading 1 to 2 tablespoonfuls of filling on flat side of a cookie crust, then covering filling with flat side of another cookie crust.
Enjoy!
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omgoodness! I am from the south and we all love moon pies down there. How wonderful that you have shared a recipe to make them! Thanks!
I'm from the South, too! An RC Cola and a Moon Pie… They look yummy! I have to admit, I'm more of a Christmas girl than a Summer girl. I just can't stand the heat. But I do love picnics and gardens and lakes, so they give me joy in the heat!
This recipe looks and sounds delicious and fun to make and eat! Please share your recipe by linking it up at Muffin Monday. Thanks!
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What a beautiful blog, and these sound delicious! Thanks for linking up at Make a Food-"e"-Friend Monday. I hope you'll join us again this week (closes tomorrow night)… look forward to featuring you as a MaFF Monday FFF in the future!