Want to bring back the nostalgia of your childhood? Then you’re in luck, these Oatmeal Cream Pies are just like your favorite snack as a kid, easy, tasty and fun.

Oh Oatmeal Cream Pies, so many memories I have of you from back in the day, and still too this day because I’m still in love with them! I can’t give them up just because I’m an adult.

This was one of my favorite snacks as a kid, packing it in my backpack for milk break at school. Coming home to have my after school treat. They are just an amazing flavor combination.

I love anything that require oatmeals, cookies and filling. So these Oatmeal Cream Pies we had to recreate. And trust me they are so stinking good that you won’t want to buy another store bought package.

Also they are easy to whip up to, I love baking so if you are the average baker most likely you will have all the necessities in your pantry already.

We make these more often then we should…but honestly none of us can resist them. My husband literally will eat 6 in one sitting, I don’t know how he does it but thats a good sign that he loves this cookie recipe.

So this is probably why we make them so often is that they are loved by adults and children alike. They are homemade and not coming from a box at the store.

Now I absolutely do not have anything bad to say about buying a box, I just like to make homemade versions of things when I get the chance and these Oatmeal Cream Pies are one of them.

Some of our other favorite oatmeal inspired recipes we have on the site include Grandma’s Butterscotch Oatmeal Crinkle Cookies, Oatmeal Raisin Edible Cookie Dough and Oatmeal Pancakes.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

With easy to find pantry staples these whip up in a breeze.
You can easily double or halve this recipe depending on who you’re making them form.
The use of quick cooking oats in this recipe creates a nice baked texture with the flavor of oatmeal.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):

All-purpose flour
Cinnamon
Baking soda
Salt
Butter
Brown sugar
Granulated sugar
Egg
Vanilla extract
Quick cook oats
Powdered sugar
Milk

HOW TO MAKE OATMEAL CREAM PIES, STEP BY STEP:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line sheet trays with parchment paper set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
In a large bowl, using a hand mixer cream the butter with the sugars until fully combined, 2 minutes.
Add the egg and vanilla, mix in well. Next add half of the flour mixture, mix until combined.
Add the remaining flour and mix until combined. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Add the oats and mix in fully.
Dollop rounded tablespoon-sized cookie dough balls onto the sheet trays, 2 inches apart. I use a 1 tablespoon-sized cookie scoop for this. Try to get an even number of cookies so you can make sandwiches. Bake for 9-10 minutes until lightly golden brown along the edges. Let the cookies sit on the tray for 2 minutes, transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
While the cookies cool, make the filling by adding the butter to a large bowl, with a hand mixer whip until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and slowly mix in until combined. Add the milk and vanilla, mix until combined then turn the speed on medium-high and whip the filling until fluffy, 2 minutes.
Take half of the cookies and turn them upside down. Pipe the filling onto the cookie, leaving a quarter of an inch border along the edge. Place another cookie, top side up on top of the filling. Gently press down so the filling disperses to the edge. Serve immediately.

See how easy it is to make your own Oatmeal Cream Pie Recipe at home? It would be a mistake not to give it a try! That way when you run out you can always make more.

I think I eat more of these then my kids do. I love that they are freshly baked and super soft, no hard cookie outsides for these babies, plus the filling is amazing.

Everything in this recipe works out really well together and they truly do taste like the original or as close as I could get them to taste like the original.

CAN I USE OLD-FASHIONED OATS?

For this recipe we do not recommend using old-fashioned oats. They rarer larger and not broken down as much as quick cooking oats. The quick cooking will bake and soften up better in this recipe.

If you are in a pinch you can use old-fashioned but they won’t have the same texture and will be slightly more chewier since the oats themselves are larger.

There is just so much to love about these sandwich cookies it is unreal. Like if you have never tried an Oatmeal Cream Pie in your life, you’re absolutely missing out.

Some of my other favorite copycat nostalgic snacks include:

See, there are so many of your childhood favorite snacks that you can make at home! So I certainly encourage you to try my Oatmeal Cream Pies and some of these other ones.

They are just fun knowing that you’re making something that you grew up with at home that you would normally purchase in the store, at least I find it fun.

HOW TO STORE:

These can be stored in an airtight container or ziptop bag for up to 2 days, after that you’ll need to put them in the refrigerator where they should last up to 6-7 days.

These can also be frozen. To do this let your Oatmeal Cream Pies cool, then I like to wrap each one in plastic wrap and place them in a freezer bag or a freezer container, they should keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To consume after freezing just take out as many as you’d like and let them defrost on the countertop at room temperature.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

Use quick cooking oats for this recipe, in a pinch you can use old-fashioned but the texture will be different.
You can easily double of halve this recipe depending on how many people you are making them for.
These can be frozen, see my tips above for that.
If you want to buy canned buttercream frosting to put in the center you can do that as well, it will taste different but it is a short-cut.

If you want a delicious copycat recipe that makes you relive your childhood then you have to make a batch of my Oatmeal Cream Pies! You will absolutely love them.

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