Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies

Photo: flickr user moria

Ingredients

8 cups Brown sugar

3 cups Butter

8 Eggs

2 teaspoons Salt

4 teaspoons Cinnamon

4 teaspoons Baking powder

8 teaspoons Soda, dissolved in:

3/4 cup Boiling water

8 cups Flour

8 cups Oatmeal

3 Egg whites

1 1/2 cups Shortening

3 cups Powdered sugar, or more

6 tablespoons Milk

3 teaspoons Vanilla

Preparation

Another old, old recipe that is positively HUGE. You will probably want to halve it and you'll still have plenty of cookies. Remember, though, you will be sandwiching two cookies together to make one cookie.

Mix together brown sugar and butter, then add eggs and mix well. Mix together dry ingredients and add alternately with soda water. Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for 10-12 minutes, or until done.

Filling: Beat egg whites until stiff, add vanilla, milk and sugar. Cream shortening and add to mixture. Spread on cooled cookie, cover with second cookie to make sandwich.