Easy Oatmeal Cream Pies are a delicious sandwich cookies with a sweet creamy center.
The oatmeal cookies holding the creamy center are soft and chewy making for the perfect match.
What you will read about in this recipe.
Homemade oatmeal cream pies.
This recipe has been inspired by the popular store bought recipe for oatmeal cream pies.
You probably grew up enjoying oatmeal sandwich cookies with the creamy sweet centers.
Did you try my recipe for Easy Layered Magic Cookie Bars?
Magic cookies are another throwback recipe idea that people like to eat. Both this recipe for oatmeal sandwich cookies and that recipe for magic cookie bars are easy and tasty recipe ideas.
The secret ingredients in a good oatmeal sandwich cookie is the molasses that is used. You can find a selection of molasses here.
Tips for making oatmeal sandwich cookies.
The oatmeal cookies should be of a uniform size to make a good sandwich cookie. Use a cookie cutter or scoop to help keep the cookies uniform.
More tips for you
- The sweet and creamy center depends on the powdered sugar that you make it with. When combined with the heavy cream, the filling gets the perfect consistency that is needed to make these cookie great.
- Using a piping bag to add the filling will make your cookies look better. You can alternatively use a zip top bag with a corner cut off to apply the filling.
- Before adding the filling, it is a good idea to make sure that the cookies are fully cooled first. This will help keep the filling from melting or getting soft.
How to make oatmeal cookies even better.
These cookies are great just the way that they are.
You can however, make yours even better.
Try one of these ideas.
- Swap out some of the butter from the cookies or filling with peanut butter.
- Add some raisins to your oatmeal cookies.
- Instead of making the creamy center recipe provided, use a creamy frosting instead.
About this recipe for oatmeal sandwich cookies.
This is a simple recipe for oatmeal sandwich cookies.
These cookies were inspired by the popular 'Little Debbie' cookies.
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To make these cookies we will first make the oatmeal cookies.
While the oatmeal cookies are cooling, we can me the creamy center.
Then we will assemble the cookies before serving them.
Ingredients needed to make oatmeal sandwich cookies.
- Flour. Use all purpose flour that is also leveled.
- Ground Cinnamon. Gives the cookies a nice balance of flavors.
- Baking Soda. Used as a leavener.
- Butter. You butter should be softened to room temperature.
- Brown Sugar. Light or dark brown sugar really work in this recipe. Your brown sugar should also be packed.
- Granulated Sugar.
- Egg. Use a large egg that is also at room temperature.
- Molasses. This gives the cookies flavor and texture.
- Vanilla. Offers balance to the flavor of these cookies.
- Oats. Rolled oats should be used.
For the filling.
- Powdered Sugar. Granulated or other sugar should not be substituted.
- Butter. Softened butter is essential to the center filling.
- Heavy Whipping Cream. This gives the filling a good structure. Using milk or another sub will not offer the same structure.
- Vanilla Extract. Feel free to use another extract such as maple extract.
How to make Easy Oatmeal Cream Pies
Step One: make the cookies.
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prep two baking sheets for nonstick. I like to use parchment paper for a recipe such as this one.
- In a medium bowl, use whisk to mix together the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda.
- Next, in a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and the sugars until fluffy and creamy.
- Mix in the egg, molasses, and vanilla until combined. Then mix in the dry ingredients from the first bowl until just combined.
- Lastly, fold in the oatmeal.
Step Two: bake the cookies.
Use a cookie scoop to drop the cookies on to the prepared baking sheets about an inch and half apart from one another. Then bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Let the cookies sit on the baking sheets for a few minutes to finish setting before transferring them to a cooling rack.
Expert Tip 👉 The cookies are done baking when the edges begin to brown and appear set. The centers should still be a bit soft and that is okay for this recipe. Soft oatmeal cookies are the goal with this recipe.
Step Three: make the center filling and assemble the cookies.
While the cookies are cooling, you can make the center filling. Simply combine the ingredients until creamy. You may need to make ingredient adjustments as needed for consistency.
Then use a piping bag or zip top bag with cut corner to apply the filling to the inside (flat side) of half of the cookies to about ½" of the edges. Lastly, top the filling with the remaining cookies to make your sandwich.
Easy Oatmeal Cream Pies, a delicious recipe for soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with a sweet creamy center.
Easy Oatmeal Cream Pies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups Flour
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ¾ tsp Baking Soda
- ½ cup Butter
- ¾ cup Brown Sugar
- ¼ cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tbsp Molasses -(optional)
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ⅔ cup Rolled Oats
For the Filling
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- ½ cup Butter
- 2 tsp Heavy Whipping Cream - or as needed for consistency
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prep two baking sheets for nonstick.
- In a medium bowl, use whisk to mix together the flour, cinnamon, and baking soda.
- Next, in a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and the sugars until fluffy and creamy. Mix in the egg, molasses, and vanilla until combined. Then mix in the dry ingredients from the first bowl until just combined.
- Lastly, fold in the oatmeal.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop the cookies on to the prepared baking sheets about an inch and half apart from one another. Then bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
- Let the cookies sit on the baking sheets for a few minutes to finish setting before transferring them to a cooling rack.
- While the cookies are cooling, you can make the center filling. Simply combine the ingredients until creamy. You may need to make ingredient adjustments as needed for consistency.
- Then use a piping bag or zip top bag with cut corner to apply the filling to the inside (flat side) of half of the cookies to about ½" of the edges. Lastly, top the filling with the remaining cookies to make your sandwich.
Recipe Notes
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Nutrition
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Frequently asked questions about sandwich cookies.
Sandwich cookies are two cookies with some kind of a filling between them.
A good sandwich cookie has a good balance of flavors and textures with the layers and filling.
The outer cookie layers should be consistently soft and chewy (like oatmeal cookies) or crisp (like Oreo cookies) with both of the cookies being uniform in size and shape. A filling layer should be soft, smooth and creamy with a flavor that balances the outer layer.
A good sandwich cookie is made with fresh ingredients.
The outer cookie layers should look and taste the same while the filling should complement the cookies rather than overtake the flavors.
When assembling the cookie, the filling should be spread just short of the edges of the bottom cookie so that the filling stays intact when the top cookie is in place.
Chloe
The cookies turned out good except I did have to guess on the molasses amount since it is not listed in the actual recipe. Thanks!
Mary_Hartman
thanks- It's 1 tablespoon for the molasses. Glad they worked out for you! 🙂