Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie
Crazy soft, chewy Oatmeal Creme Pies that are every bit as delicious as Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies!
These Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies copycat are melt-in-your-mouth addicting. The cookies are bursting with buttery, chewy, brown sugar, molasses oatmeal which sand which a luscious creamy vanilla center. After one bite, you will never want to buy Little Debbies' Oatmeal Creme Pies ever again!x
Servings 14 -15 pies (30 cookies)
Ingredients
COOKIES
- 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter softened at room temperature (2.5 sticks)
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon dark molasses
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats NOT whole-rolled oats
CREME FILLING
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened at room temperature (1.5 sticks)
- 3 cups Powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch of salt, as needed
Instructions
- For the cookies: With a stand or handheld mixer, cream the butter and sugars together at medium speed until light and creamy. Add egg, vanilla, and molasses, scraping down the sides as needed. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Whisk it all around. Add the quick oats and combine.
- With the mixer running on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients. The dough will be quite thick and you may have to mix it all by hand after a few seconds in the mixer.
- Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking mat. Drop dough with a large cookie scoop, or make sure each ball of dough is 3 tablespoons in measurement. Cookies will spread in the oven, so drop each ball of dough 3 inches apart.
- For the filling: With a stand or handheld mixer, beat butter for about 1 minute until creamy. Add the powdered sugar and mix on medium speed for 1-2 minutes. Pour in heavy cream and vanilla extract. Mix on high for 3-4 minutes until fluffy. Taste and add a pinch or two of salt, as needed. If filling is way too thick, add a couple more teaspoons of heavy cream.
- Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons of cream filling on the bottom side of half of cookies; top with remaining cookies, right side up.
Notes
*Old-fashioned whole rolled oats will not work in this recipe, but that's usually what I always have on hand. You can make you own quick oats (like I did here) by measuring 3 cups of whole rolled oats and pulsing them in the food processor 4-5 times or until they resemble the consistency of quick oats.
Storage
Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Allow Oatmeal Cream Pies to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving.How to freeze
- Wrap each assembled cookie with filling individually in plastic wrap.
- Add cookies to a freezer bag and seal.
- When ready to eat, remove desired amount of cookies from freezer bag and let thaw on the counter for 15-20 minutes