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Southern Moon Pies

“These pies are homemade cookie sandwiches that are filled with a dreamy marshmallow concoction. First you whip up the batter for the cookies that 's made with evaporated milk, butter, sugar, cocoa and a few other delicious ingredients. Drop the dough onto cookie sheets, bake, and slather the cookies with the marshmallow mixture.”

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2008

THIS. IS. AMAZING. Its like a giant soft oreo. amazing

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2008

My husband begged me to make these. I have to admit I had my reservations, but after tasting my first one, I don't regret it! The cookie part was very easy to make, but I followed some others' suggestions. I used a level tbsp versus the rounded one and flattened it a bit before baking. My cookies still turned out quite rounded (I can only imagine what they would have looked like had I used the full rounded tbsp!) And based on the "too buttery" comments on the frosting, I only used a third cup butter. These were absolutely fantastic! Reminded me of a smaller Suzy Q but not as sweet. Definitely a keeper. Thanks!

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CNLMOORE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Palos Park, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2008

Kids loved these! I did make some modifications. I halved the cookie part of the recipe, used a mini cookie scoop sprayed with pam to make snack sized pies. My cookies measured about 1" before baking and 2" after baking. Baking time was 5-6 minutes on a silpat. As for the filling I used the whole jar of marshmallow creme, a small amount of butter and 1/4 cup of shortening for a stiffer filling. I sprinkled some of filling with jimmies. These were a great snack size.

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GodivaGirl

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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Living In: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008

The filling in these ruined it for me. I would have rather had plain marshmallow fluff. The hole stick of butter is waaay too much. I suggest flattening the cookie dough when you put them on the pan, mine rose more than they spread and made them a little difficult to eat.

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Mallery

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Noblesville, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008

These were amazing!!! Thanks so much for the recipe!! Everyone loved it!! I didn't change anything went by the recipe to the letter.:)

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Elaine

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2008

it was ok...the filling was too buttery and pies were BIG. its something more for kids than adults.

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LongLiveLasagna

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2008

these were absolutely amazing...so easy to make and i followed the recipe exactly. I did not need to make extra filling...you do not need to glob on so much filling for them to taste delicious!! A friend told me that it might be one of the best things I ever made!!!

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Lex

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: New York, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2008

Usually I hate marshmallow...but I loved it in the middle of the the cookies! My whole family loved them, and my friend asked where I bought them!! :)

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rayray0623

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

These are the best! I've made them for years -- but we called them "Chocolate Bulldogs" They are certainly are a treat!

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JERET

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

Very good recipe...I followed previous reviewers' advice and used 1/4 cup shortening in the marshmallow filling - sets up real nice.

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

Only used the filling recipe and it does not make very much. I was trying to make 18 whoopies and had I continued to use this recipe I would have had to triple it. Tastes good, you just need to make more than it states.

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jomist3

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

These are awesome! In Pennsylvania, near Amish country, we call these "whoopie pies" and boy are they yummy! They remind me of the whoopie pies my Pennsylvania Dutch Nana used to make for us, thanks alot!

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KELLY624

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Living In: Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

These pies exceeded my expectations! They are good!! I did reduce my spoon size to a teaspoon since a tablespoon made the cookies to big.

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smokarran

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

These baked up really well and the kids loved them.

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Valerie's Kitchen

Home Town: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Living In: San Jose, California, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

Wow, home-made devil dogs!! These are so sweet and sticky and wonderful. I followed the recipe exactly, baked them for 8 mins and let them cool for at least an hour. The filling was really easy to make, just threw it all into my kitchen-aide mixer. There was enough to fill the entire dozen that came out. I ate a couple right away and put some on the fridge..I always like these kind of treats cold or even frozen. I followed the suggestion of another reviewer and froze a few too. I'd love to experiment with the filling..maybe make some of them chocolate or mix in a little coffee or kahlua. These little cakes would be great with ice cream or chocolate mousse and a big hot cappucino! Yum, can't wait to try a frozen one!

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krista v.

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

Excellent! I did not double the filling and thought it was a perfect amount. Also tried adding a drop of almond extract to the filling, which added a little something. These would be perfect for a bake sale, very cute yet not too time consuming to make. I only wish a single batch made more!

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Margaux

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Brownsville, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

Sooo good. Made them exactly as written (except for halving everything due to a Fluff-shortage). I used rounded tablespoon-fulls as stated, but my cookies came out really big. Will use even tablespoon-fulls next time. And will run to the store for more Fluff next time, too. These were awesome.

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Kimmie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Living In: Holliston, Massachusetts, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2008

I made a silly mistake and thought i'd share just in case someone else doesn't think ahead like i didn't: if you use melted marshmellows b/c you don't have fluff, don't allow it to cool. what a mess when mixing with the other filling ingred.! otherwise, super delish cookie.

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wendylu

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Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2008

Very yummy! Everyone in my family loved these. I agree with the person who said they taste like SuzieQ's, but they weren't as disgustingly sweet as a SuzieQ.

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Reviewed: Mar. 27, 2008

While I like this, it reminds me of a recipe from a coffee shop in Oxford, Ohio. The difference is that the coffee shop filled the cookies with a thick raspberry filling. Fantastic combination and even better than Moon Pies

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