Oatmeal Cream Pies

By Sandy Young
@CerrillosSandy

My friend Sue always makes these cookies for the young people at her church in DeFuniak Springs, FL. She gave me the recipe; however, the copy was pretty light, so I googled "Oatmeal Cream Pies" and came up with almost the same recipe. It's one of Frank's four favorite cookie recipes, the other three being Chocolate Crinkles, his mother's Ginger Cookies, and Vanilla-Dipped Ginger Snaps. All three are yummy!

Photo: myrecipes.com/...pies-10000001585211

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes

Comments:

4 Comments

Serves:

Cook:

10 Min

Ingredients

1 1/4 c: butter, softened
1 c: brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 c: granulated sugar
1: large egg
2 tsp: vanilla extract
1 1/2 c: all purpose flour
1 tsp: baking soda
1/2 tsp: salt
1/4 tsp: ground cinnamon
3 c: quick-cooking oats
1/2 c: butter, softened
2 c: sifted confectioners' sugar
1 - 2 Tbsp: whipping cream (half-and-half cream or even milk may be used)
1 tsp: vanilla extract

How to Make Oatmeal Cream Pies

Step-by-Step

1Preheat oven to 375.
2Beat butter and sugars at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, beating well.
3Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a bowl, stirring well. Add oats; stir well. Add to butter mixture; stir until well blended. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.
4Spread 1 tablespoon Cream Filling over each bottom side of half of cookies; top with remaining cookies, right side up.

Yield: Makes 3 dozen oatmeal cookies or 18 cream pies.
5Directions for cream filling:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined, scraping bowl. Beat on high until light and fluffy.