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Holiday Baking kit from McCormick

This holiday season, McCormick has partnered up with Kim Ima, a cookie expert and author of the new The Treats Truck Baking Book, to provide recipes for the most delicious cookies for the holidays. Take a look at one of Kim's recipes below, and read our full review here.

Nutty Oatmeal Ginger Cookie Sandwiches
A twist on the traditional, these sandwich cookies combine a crunchy, nutmeg-flavored oatmeal base with a smooth ginger buttercream filling for a holiday treat.

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 12 – 14 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/8 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Ground Nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup chopped pecans 


Ginger Buttercream Filling (2 Cups):

  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
  • 3 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar
  • 1/4 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon plus 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon McCormick Ground Ginger
1 teaspoon McCormick Ground Cinnamon


Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Mix in the vanilla.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  4. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing until fully incorporated. Mix in the oats and pecans.
  5. Use a spoon or ice cream scooper to scoop up balls of dough. Place them about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until golden at the edges.
  6. To make filling, in a bowl or standing mixer, cream the butter. Add the confectioner’s sugar a couple of cups at a time, mixing well as you go. Add the milk and vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy. Add the ginger and cinnamon and mix thoroughly.
  7. After the cookies have cooled, spread a layer of filling on the underside of a cookie, using a knife, a small offset spatula or a piping bag. Top with another cookie.

Makes 1 dozen or 12 (1 sandwich) servings.

One lucky Mom Central reader will win a holiday baking kit from McCormick containing spices and a copy of Kim Ima's The Treats Truck Baking Book. To enter, leave a comment below by Wednesday, December 28 and tell us what kind of holiday cookie you look forward to baking every year. The winner will be selected randomly and notified by email.

Disclosure: Mom Central received a set of spices and a copy of The Treats Truck Baking Book courtesy of McCormick to facilitate this review and giveaway.

58 Comments

Thank you to Mom Central and

Submitted by Carly G. on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 1:00am.

Thank you to Mom Central and McCormicks and Kim Ima for this fabulous giveaway! I can't wait to make cookies with my 11 yr. old, she has been begging me for a week and now I have a great excuse to make more cookies (other than the holidays:) )

My daughhter and I make

Submitted by nakia george on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 12:14am.

My daughhter and I make snicknerdoodles every year.

I actually make baking gifts

Submitted by Julie Smith on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 3:52pm.

I actually make baking gifts at the holidays. I love making pumpkin rolls and jarred cookie mixes for family treats for my neighbors, co-workers, and acquaintances.

We love to make Ohio

Submitted by Lauren Sacks on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 3:26pm.

We love to make Ohio Buckeyes. They are peanut butter and cconfectioners sugar rolled into a ball and then dipped in chocolate They are great!

gingerbread men!

Submitted by Shannon on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 1:14pm.

gingerbread men!

There aren't enough words to

Submitted by Jennifer H on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 10:46am.

There aren't enough words to describe how much I love cookies and sweets! Chocolate is amazing! There are days that it feels as though it is my saving grace!

I like to bake oatmeal and

Submitted by BusyWorkingMama on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:27am.

I like to bake oatmeal and peanut butter cookies best.

My favorite holiday cookies

Submitted by Mari M on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 9:14am.

My favorite holiday cookies are gingerbread men and sugar cookies, decorated with frosting, candy, and sprinkles.

Cookies look great!

Submitted by LisaR. on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 7:19am.

Cookies look great!

This would be an awesome

Submitted by Shea Balentine on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 6:13am.

This would be an awesome prize for my family! The kitchen is my haven in the house and I'm cooking/baking all the time!

I look forward to gingerbread

Submitted by Janet on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 4:40am.

I look forward to gingerbread cookies every year.

My favorite is the cream

Submitted by Mayla on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 2:26am.

My favorite is the cream cheese cookie. Very easy and very rich!

Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin

Submitted by Karen Medlin on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 12:31am.

Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin cookies!

I love making decorated cut

Submitted by Peggy on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:24pm.

I love making decorated cut out sugar cookies every year with my kids

McCormick is a quality name

Submitted by Cindi on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 9:15pm.

McCormick is a quality name and I can remember my mom
always using McCormick spices...
One of my favorite holiday cookies to make are Cran-Raisin
Oatmeal Cookies!
Thanks bunches...Cindi

These look delicious!

Submitted by Barbra M on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 8:33pm.

These look delicious!

love mint drop cookies!

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 7:22pm.

love mint drop cookies!

I love to make sugar cookies,

Submitted by Johannah Brookwell on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 6:03pm.

I love to make sugar cookies, with decorations -- but also nut cresents!

We made sugar cookies and

Submitted by Christy N on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 5:17pm.

We made sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies

I love to make peanut butter

Submitted by Pam Sims on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 4:51pm.

I love to make peanut butter cookies at the holidays.

I love to make snowball

Submitted by Mell on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:59pm.

I love to make snowball cookies.

I love baking!

Submitted by Daiva Baum on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:57pm.

I love baking!

Love to bake and decorate

Submitted by Sus on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:49pm.

Love to bake and decorate sugar cut out cookies with my little one.

Our favorite cookies are my

Submitted by Melissa on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:47pm.

Our favorite cookies are my grandma's butter cookie cut outs! YUM!

I love McCormick spices, BTW

Submitted by Jean Lynd on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:29pm.

I love McCormick spices, BTW (fave is Montreal Chicken Seasoning!). We make Santa "Turtle" cookies (with pecans & caramel). Yummo!

I usually make sugar cookies

Submitted by Christine Jensen on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:29pm.

I usually make sugar cookies

Opps! We love to make ginger

Submitted by Chrissyb on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:27pm.

Opps! We love to make ginger bread cookies.

I love to bake! Thanks for

Submitted by Chrissyb on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:26pm.

I love to bake! Thanks for the chance to win.

I enjoy making sugar cookies

Submitted by Teresa Young on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:16pm.

I enjoy making sugar cookies rolled in red and green sugars.

I love McCormick's. Every

Submitted by Carly G. on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:01pm.

I love McCormick's. Every year I over kill on baking. There is no one favorite cookie, I love them all and even throw my own concoctions in the mix.As long as it inc. McCormick's seasonings and Sees Candies chocolate drops, I'm happy:)

yummmmmmm giveaway!!

Submitted by RG on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:51pm.

yummmmmmm giveaway!!

Sounds like a great gift

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:47pm.

Sounds like a great gift package. The only question is, would I keep it for myself or give it as a gift?? :)

We make Cowboy Cookies. We

Submitted by Jennifer S on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:46pm.

We make Cowboy Cookies. We also package the dry mix as gifts.

We love to make sugar

Submitted by sherri dolan on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:44pm.

We love to make sugar cookies and frost them together. Thanks

I'd love this and my family

Submitted by shannon on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:32pm.

I'd love this and my family would love me for baking for them.

I'd love to win this...I love

Submitted by Patricia Crowley on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:24pm.

I'd love to win this...I love baking!

Our new favorite the past

Submitted by G on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:22pm.

Our new favorite the past couple years is "Cranberry Blondies" !

I love to bake! And I always

Submitted by Shanal on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:13pm.

I love to bake! And I always make cut-out sugar cookies with my mom and sister. It's a great holiday tradition.

I love making my Nana's Nut

Submitted by shel on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:09pm.

I love making my Nana's Nut Horns recipe....it takes awhile to make but they're well worth it and I've finally learned how to roll them so they don't resemble fat slugs when they bake LOL.

Sounds yummy to me, Thanks

Submitted by Madhu on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 2:06pm.

Sounds yummy to me, Thanks for the giveaway

I look forward to baking

Submitted by Chavonne on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:59pm.

I look forward to baking chocolate chip cookies, those are my favorites!! With extra chips!!

I look forward to baking

Submitted by kim adams on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 1:53am.

I look forward to baking chocolate chip arare cookies the arare is japanese rice crackers its sweet and salty. in Hawaii the japanese rice crack is snack that everyone grows up on to make it in a chocolate chip cookie is a favorite, The kids and I make a whole bunch to pass out to the neighbors, friends and family. thank you what a great prize.

Just when I need it the most.

Submitted by Nyla T. on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 12:19am.

Just when I need it the most. My Grandsons love to help bake, this Grama was running out of ideas. A new recipe book whould be just what we need.

I love to make a cookie

Submitted by B. Lerner on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 4:27pm.

I love to make a cookie called hamentaschen, which is for the Jewish holiday of Purim.They are triangle shaped & filled with poppyseed or jam.

The kids and I make

Submitted by Erica on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 3:23pm.

The kids and I make gingerbread men and women.

My son and I make

Submitted by Nancy Krueger on Sun, 12/25/2011 - 9:53am.

My son and I make snicknerdoodles every year.

We look forward to soft sugar

Submitted by Staci A on Sat, 12/24/2011 - 2:09pm.

We look forward to soft sugar cookies with Kisses on top!

I love making pumpkin bread

Submitted by marybeth i on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 11:35pm.

I love making pumpkin bread and pizzelle cookies :)

I really enjoy baking

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 1:09pm.

I really enjoy baking snickerdoodles because I love watching my brother devour them.

I really enjoy baking

Submitted by Julie Moore on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 1:10pm.

I really enjoy baking snickerdoodles because I love watching my brother devour them.

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