First Man Moon Pies

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing with these First Man Moon Pies!

Prep Time45

Cook Time10

Total Time1 25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apollo 11, astronaut, Chocolate, Dessert, moon pies, space food

Servings: Moon Pies

Calories: 318kcal

Author: Fucci

In a Small Mixing Bowl, combine the dry ingredients: finely crushed Graham Crackers, All-Purpose Flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda and Salt.
In a Large Mixing Bowl, cream together Butter and Brown sugar with a Hand Mixer until light in color and fluffy.
To Creamed Butter, add Egg, Vanilla Extract and Cinnamon. Mix with Hand Mixer until Thoroughly combined.
Then Slowly add the dry ingredients to the creamed Butter mixture, mixing with the Hand Mixer until all is combined.
Remove from bowl and place on Plastic Wrap. Spread around with your fingers until it is almost 1/4 inch thick.
Cover with Plastic Wrap and roll with Rolling Pin until smooth and 1/4 inch thick.
Place on plate and stick in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes.
Remove from refrigerator, uncover and stamp out Cookies with the Cookie Cutter, placing them on a Baking Sheet with Silicone Baking Mat.
Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
10. Remove and while still warm, use Cookie Cutter to stamp the cookies and remove the excess around the Cookie Cutter so the Cookies are all the same size. Place on a Cooling Rack to cool completely.

Place Marshmallow Fluff in Pastry Bag.
With Cookies top side down, pipe 1-2 Tablespoons of Fluff in the center of half the cookies.
Place another Cookie on top of the Cookies with the Fluff to create a Cookie sandwich. Press down slightly to let Fluff spread to the edges.
Place Cookie Sandwiches in the Freezer for about 15 minutes.

In Large heat-resistant Mixing Bowl, combine White Chocolate and Vegetable Oil. Mix.
To make a Double Boiler, fill a small pot with about 1 inch of water. Place on the stove over medium heat. Place Mixing Bowl with White Chocolate on top of the Pot, ensuring the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water in the Pot.
Heat until Chocolate is smooth. Transfer to container with spout.
Remove the Cookie Sandwiches from the Freezer. Place on Cooling Rack and Drizzle with the melted White Chocolate until top of the Cookie is covered and it drips over the sides.

- Option 1: Using edible paper with edible ink, place cut-out space designs on the melted chocolate before it cools.
- Option 2: Mix 2:1 ratio of Crushed Graham Crackers to Cocoa until thoroughly combined. Sprinkle on top of the melted chocolate before it cools. Place an American Flag Toothpick in the center.