JACK-O'-LANTERN COOKIES 
2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/4 c. oats (quick or old fashioned), uncooked
2/3 c. shortening, soft
3 tbsp. marshmallow creme
8 (1 oz.) milk chocolate bars
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 tbsp. milk
1 egg

Sift together flour and salt into a bowl. Add sugar, shortening, egg, vanilla and milk; beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in oats. Chill dough.

Roll out on lightly floured board to 1/4 inch thickness; cut 36 circles with floured 3 inch round cutter. Place 18 of the circles on a greased cookie sheet. With remaining circles, cut out "eyes", "nose", "mouth" with knife to form Jack- O'-Lantern faces.

Place on greased cookie sheet. Use cut-out portions of dough to form stems on cookies. Bake all cookies in preheated moderate (375 degree) oven 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Immediately upon removal from the oven, place 1/2 teaspoon marshmallow creme and 4 squares of chocolate bar on each plain cookie. Top immediately with a cut out cookie. Press down to force warm chocolate and marshmallow through the "face". Makes 1 1/2 dozen.

 

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