Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Butter, room temperature
- 1 cup Brown Sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup Molasses
- 1 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
Cream Filling
- 3/4 cup Butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 teaspoons Milk
Directions
- Add room temperature butter and brown sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer; beat butter and sugar together for 1 minute
- Add in the molasses, egg and vanilla; beat again until well combined, 1 more minute
- In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, oats, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; mix on low-speed just until combined
- Chill dough in fridge for 1 hour
- Preheat the oven to 350F; line a baking sheet with parchment paper; scoop out a tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball
- Place the dough balls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet; bake for 9-12 minutes
- Remove the cookies from oven and let cool for 5 minutes then transfer to wire rack
- Once the cookies have completely cooled make the filling
- Add the room temperature butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk to the bowl of an electric mixer; beat on low then gradually increase speed to high for 1 minute until frosting is smooth and creamy
- Top one cookie sandwich with a spoonful of filling, leave an edge around the cookie and top with another cookie sandwich; gently press down slightly; repeat with all cookies