Oatmeal Shemps
I was asked at work to create my version of the Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies. First, I went to the store and looked at a box of the snack cakes to see what they were. I created this version, and they are such a huge seller we cannot keep them on the shelves. We all were surprised at how well they sell.
This version is cut down for home use, but even at that it still will make about 10 to 12 I figure, depending on how big you choose to make them (we use a number 10 scoop).
For the cookie part you can either use your own oatmeal cookie recipe or you can use mine. I do not put raisins in mine because they are not in the Little Debbie cakes. But you can add them if you choose to.
Oatmeal Cookies
1 pound soft butter
13 ounces white sugar
14 ounces brown sugar
3/4 cup whole eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pound plus 1 1/2 ounces flour
14 ounces oats, quick or regular, both are fine
Cream butter and sugars. After creaming for about 5 minutes on slow to medium speed, slowly add in eggs in about 3 batches, then add extract. Mix soda and powder into flour and add all at once; mix just until moist and add in the oats. Mix until everything is mixed in and no longer dry.
If you choose not to use a number 10 scoop then use spoon or scoop of your choice. Space about 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheet, bake at 325 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes till golden. Let cool at room temp till firm enough to remove from pan.
For the filling you will need,
8 ounces soft butter
6 oz shortening
4 ounces margarine
1 pound 4 ounces powder sugar
1 tablespoon butter
4 ounces marshmallows
Blend the butter, shortening, margarine in mixer till blended; add powder sugar and mix till mixed in.
On the stove over low to medium heat, melt the 1 tablespoon butter with marshmallows and mix till marshmallows are almost melted, remove from heat. Let cool till body temp - don’t let them get cold or it is to hard to mix into the above butter-sugar mix. Dont use too hot or you will have a melted mess.
After the marshmallow is cool, mix into the butter mix and then scoop with the same size scoop you use for the cookies, and put one cookie on top of another and you have an Oatmeal Shemp.
By the way, we named them Shemps because the host who requested these looks like Shemp from the 3 Stooges.
