Oatmeal Cream Pies

These Oatmeal Cream Pies are the perfect homemade version of a classic childhood treat. Made with two soft oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a sweet buttery cream.

Who doesn't love a delicious sweet treat every now and then? 

What about if that treat involves two cookies put together with a creamy filling. That is exactly what we are making today is a treat of sandwich cookies. And not just any ole sandwich cookie, but an oatmeal cream pie kind of sandwich cookie also lovely called a hand pie. 

Let's get started! 

What are Oatmeal Cream Pies?

If you are not familiar with Little Debbie® snack, then let me share with you that they are a box of snack that you can find in the grocery store of individually wrapped sweets and treats. As a child growing up this was the highlight of lunch being able to enjoy one of these little treats in the middle of a school day. They were are the perfect item to trade from anything that you may want from a friend and let me share with you that as a kid snack trading was serious business. One of their classic desserts that have been around forever is the oatmeal cream pie. Two soft and chewy oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a thick and creamy filling. So sweet, delicious, dreamy and the inspiration for today's recipe. 

What ingredients are needed to make this oatmeal cream pie recipe?

1. All-purpose flour - make sure you use this type of flour and make no substitutions in this area. 
2. Baking soda - always check your baking soda to make sure it has not expired, this will certainly impact the outcome of anything that you bake. 
3. Ground cinnamon 
4. Salt 
5. Butter - the recipe recommends unsalted, but if you prefer to use salted butter instead, then it is perfectly fine. 
6. Brown sugar - light or dark will both work for this recipe. This comes down to preference and what you have stocked in your pantry. Dark brown sugar is richer in flavor and light brown sugar is similar to cane sugar. 
7. Granulated sugar - white sugar or regular sugar, may also use cane sugar. 
8. Eggs - large eggs is what is used to make this recipe. 
9. Vanilla extract 
10. Old Fashioned Oats - be sure to use old fashioned rolled oats or quick-cooking oats but not steel-cut oats. 
11. Powdered sugar - sometimes referred to as confectioners sugar, will help to make the filling sweet and thick. 
12. Milk - regular whole milk.  

How to make oatmeal pies:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, and set aside. In the large bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the butter and brown sugar and granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and continue mixing until combined. Slowly add the flour mixture to the batter until fully combined and then add in the old fashioned oats.

Using a large cookie scoop, scoop out the cookie dough and add to the prepared baking sheet. Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes or until they are golden brown. Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing and placing them on the cooling rack. To make the filling, in a medium bowl using a mixer, beat the butter until smooth and slowly add in the powdered sugar until combined. Add in the vanilla extract and milk and mix thoroughly.

Once the cookies have cooled completely, pipe in the cream filling on the flat side of one cookie and place another cookie on top to form the oatmeal cream pie.

📖 Recipe

Oatmeal Cream Pies

LaKita Anderson

These Oatmeal Cream Pies are the perfect homemade version of a classic childhood treat. Made with two soft oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a sweet buttery cream.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 567 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups old fashioned oats
• 1 ½ sticks butter, softened (¾ cups)
• 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon salt, and set aside.
• In the large bowl of a stand mixer, mix together the 1 cup butter and ¾ cups brown sugar and ½ cup granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add in the 2 large eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and continue mixing until combined.
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the batter until fully combined and then add in the 3 cups old fashioned oats.
• Using a large cookie scoop, scoop out the cookie dough and add to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.
• Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing and placing on the cooling rack.
• To make the filling, in a medium bowl using a mixer, beat the ¾ cups butter until smooth and slowly add in the 2 ½ cups powdered sugar until combined. Add in the 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon milk and mix thoroughly.
• Once the cookies have cooled completely, pipe in the cream filling on the flat side of one cookie and place another cookie on top to form the oatmeal cream pie.

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Calories: 567kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 6gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 442mgPotassium: 132mgFiber: 3gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 873IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg

The provided nutritional information is an estimate per serving. Accuracy is not guaranteed.

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Original post date 08/04/2017. Updated 02/24/2021. Updated photos are by Gabby of Cookie Dough Diaries

Want a few more simple cookie recipes? Try these:

• Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
• Coffee Cookies
• Chocolate Sugar Cookies
• Snickerdoodle Cookies

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