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               2  cups heavy cream, chilled                                                                 on wire racks, 5 minutes. Slide
                 and divided                                                                                parchment and cookies onto
              1
            1 /2  cups toasted flaked coconut                                                               wire racks to cool completely.
           1. Make cake: Preheat oven to                                                                    4. Make filling and assemble:
           350°F. Coat three 8-inch round                                                                   Whisk together egg white, sugar,
           cake pans with nonstick cooking                                                                  and cream of tartar in a bowl.
           spray and line with parchment                                                                    Set the bowl over a saucepan
           paper; coat parchment. Whisk                                                                     of simmering water (not touching
           together flour, sugar, baking                                                                    water) and cook, whisking
           powder, and salt in a bowl. Gently                                                               constantly, until sugar is dissolved
           whisk together egg whites and                                                                    and whites are very warm
           1 /2 cup coconut milk until frothy                                                               to the touch, about 2 minutes.
           in a second bowl.                                                                                5. Whisk warm egg-white mixture

           2. Beat butter with an electric                                                                  on medium speed with an
           mixer on medium speed until                                                                      electric mixer until glossy and soft
           smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually                                                                peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.
           beat in remaining 1 cup coconut                  Oatmeal Cream Pies                              Beat in vanilla. Spread meringue
           milk a little at a time, beating                 WORKING TIME 40 minutes                         on bottoms of half of cookies.
           until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.          TOTAL TIME 1 hour                               Sandwich with remaining cookies.
                                                            MAKES 10 sandwiches
           Decrease mixer to low and add
                                                            FOR THE COOKIES:
           flour mixture and egg white mix-
                                                              1
           ture in three additions, beginning                1 /2  cups quick-cooking oats
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           and ending with flour mixture, just               1 /2  cups all-purpose flour,
           until incorporated.                                    spooned and leveled
           3. Transfer batter to prepared                       1  teaspoon baking soda                            THE CL FARMHOUSE KITCHEN
           pans, dividing evenly (about                         1  teaspoon cinnamon                               A Heaping Helping
           2 cups each). Bake until a                         1 /2  teaspoon kosher salt                                of Thanks...
           toothpick inserted into centers                    1 /2  cup firmly packed dark brown                   ...to these partners, who
           comes out clean, 25 to 28                              sugar                                               kindly helped bring
           minutes. Cool in pans on wire                      1 /2  cup granulated sugar                            our new kitchen to life.
           racks, 10 minutes. Turn out onto                   1 /2 cup unsalted butter, melted
           wire racks to cool completely.                                                                                  Cabinetry:
                                                                1  large egg yolk                                     MasterBrand Cabinets
           4. Make frosting and decorate:
       PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN WOODCOCK; PROP STYLING BY CATE GEIGER KALUS; FOOD STYLING BY TORIE COX.
                                                                1  teaspoon pure vanilla extract                       Cleaning Products:
           Whisk cream cheese and sugar
                                                            FOR THE FILLING:                                              method home
           with an electric mixer on medium                                                                       Countertops: Cambria Natural
           speed until smooth, 2 to 4                           1 large egg white                                        Stone Surfaces
           minutes. Gradually add 1 cup                        3  tablespoons granulated sugar
                                                                                                                             Floors:
           cream until incorporated. Beat                     1 /8  teaspoon cream of tartar                        Bruce Hardwood Flooring
           until stiff peaks form, 1 to                       1 /4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract                     Kitchen Sink and Faucet:
           2 minutes.
                                                            1. Make cookies: Preheat oven to                              House of Rohl
           5. Place one cake layer on a cake                375°F. Line 2 baking sheets with                       Lighting: Barn Light Electric
           stand or plate. Top with half of                 parchment paper. Whisk together                                 Company
           frosting. Repeat one more time,                  oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon,                         Mixer: KitchenAid
           then top with remaining layer.                   and salt in a bowl.                                      Paint: Sherwin-Williams
           6. Just before serving, whisk                    2. Whisk together brown sugar,                               Paint Sprayers:
           remaining 1 cup cream with an                    granulated sugar, butter, egg                               Wagner SprayTech
           electric mixer on medium                         yolk, vanilla, and  /2 cup water                         Range and Refrigerator:
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           speed until stiff peaks form, 1 to               in a second bowl. Add flour                                     BlueStar
           2 minutes. Frost top and sides                   mixture and mix until combined.                         Utility Area Faucet: Delta
           of cake with whipped cream,
                                                            3. Drop dough by 2 tablespoons                            Vent Hood, Island, and
           then cover with toasted coconut.
                                                            each, spacing 2 inches apart,                         Open Shelving: Black Mountain
                                                            on prepared baking sheets. Flatten                          Design & Building
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                                                            to  /2-inch thickness and 2 inches                        Wall Paneling: Aspyre
                                                            diameter. Bake, rotating pans                           Collection by James Hardie
                                                            once, until edges are golden brown,
                                                            9 to 12 minutes. Cool on pans



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