Oatmeal cream pie cookies
Two delicious soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with a sweet frosting in the middle make these a delightful cookie sandwich treat!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 cups oats *quick oats is fine
FOR THE FILLING
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 2.5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt - set aside
- In a mixing bowl beat the butter and sugars until fluffy. Add in the eggs and vanilla then mix in the dry mixture.
- Stir in the oats until well combined. Chill the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop out balls of chilled dough and place them on the lined sheets.
- Bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes.
- Cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the filling beat the butter for about 5 minutes then add in the powdered sugar a little at a time. Mix in the vanilla and milk and continue to beat until smooth and creamy.
- Place the filling in a piping bag with a medium size cut tip. Pipe the filling onto the bottom side of one cookie then place another cookie on top, bottom side down. Repeat the process with the remaining cookies.
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