Southern Moon Pies

These pies are homemade cookie sandwiches that are filled with a dreamy marshmallow concoction. First you whip up the batter for the cookies that 's made with evaporated milk, butter, sugar, cocoa and a few other delicious ingredients. Drop the dough onto cookie sheets, bake, and slather the cookies with the marshmallow mixture.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 38 mins
• Calories: 193 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup marshmallow creme
• 1 cup evaporated milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

Step 2

To Make Cookie Crusts: 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. Add flour mixture slowly to sugar mixture while stirring. Mix just until all ingredients are combined.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes, until firm when pressed with finger. Allow to cool at least one hour before filling.

Step 5

To Make Marshmallow Filling: In a medium mixing bowl, blend together 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, flavored 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.