AMISH OATMEAL PIES

3 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
3 cups oats

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix into creamed mixture. Stir in oatmeal.

Roll into balls and flatten on sheet.

Bake at 350 until done. (You will just have to watch, as no time is given. I baked until no longer shiny, but not brown.)

FILL WITH ICING:
3 egg whites*, beaten
4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups shortening
5 Tbsp flour
4 Tbsp. milk
2 tsp. vanilla

Beat egg whites until stiff; set aside. Combine other ingredients and beat very hard - several minutes at high speed. Thoroughly mix in beaten egg whites.

TO MAKE WHOOPIE PIES:
Take one cookie; spread generously with filling, then top with another cookie. Wrap each whoopie pie individually in plastic wrap.

*Editor's note:
Food Safety Tip: Cooking Eggs, Egg Whites, or Egg Yolks for Use in Recipes Calling for Raw Eggs