New Fashioned Oatmeal Creme Pies

Remember those Little Debbie oatmeal pies you used to beg your mom to buy and usually she wouldn't- thanks mom! We all know they are junk food, but the kind of junk food that is o-so-good at the same time. Let's try a homemade version that'll satisfy that sweet tooth.

For the cookies you will need:

• 2 cups oats (I use gluten free)
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/2 ground flax 
• 1/2 walnuts, raw
• 2 cubes crystallized ginger 
• 4 dates (pitted)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon (or more) cinnamon

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• 2 eggs 
• 1/2 buttermilk (you can use yogurt, regular milk)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 

For the filling: 

• 1/2 cup (equal parts) butter and coconut oil (this means enough butter (cold) and coconut oil to equal 1/2 cup)
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons coconut sugar (if you like less sweet- go less) 
• cinnamon to taste

I used the food processor to mix the cookies and the filling but you can certainly use a kitchen-aid or hand mixer. 

Preheat oven to 350. 

Put all the dry ingredients into the food processor and pulse lightly. Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl. Add into the processor and combine to mix. Scoop onto cookie sheet, flatten slightly and place in oven for 10 minutes. Makes 10 large or 14 smaller cookies- when sandwiched with creme cut that in half.

Clean out that food processor and while the cookies cook combine all ingredients for filling together. You may put filling into a bowl and reserve in fridge until the cookies have not just come out of the oven but cooled. 

When cookies have cooled spread filling and sandwich together. Store in a cool place. Bon appetit :)