I think I have a cavity.
I have no idea why.
Can someone on here please remind me to make a dentist appointment? K thanks.
For right now though, let’s talk for a second about oatmeal cream pies. You know, the retro vending machine treat? I used to buy one after cheerleading practice on Wednesdays for the long bus ride home. After finishing every last crumb of cookie, I would sink low in my torn bus-seat and silently lick the plastic wrapper clean.
Yes, I had tons of friends in middle school. Why do you ask?
I hadn’t really given oatmeal cream pies a second thought since my last Sadie Hawkins dance, but I’m so glad I finally did.
These are kinda like oatmeal cookie whoopie pies, if you will, and consist of two small(ish) chewy oatmeal cookies sandwiched between a dollop of cinnamon buttercream frosting. They’re so good they make my teeth ache, and not just because I think I have a cavity.
You really should make these. Like, today. It just has to be done! I can’t be the only person at home with a kitchen full of oatmeal cream pie. We’re all in this together.
Oatmeal Cream Pies with Cinnamon Buttercream
makes about 18 pies
Ingredients:
1 stick butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
for cream filling:
1 stick butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.
Mix together the flour, oats, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside.
Cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg and mix until smooth, then add the vanilla. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
Bake 1 tbsp-sized balls of dough on a lined baking sheet for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden. Let cool while preparing the filling.
For the filling, cream together the powdered sugar and butter until smooth. Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract and milk and whip on high speed for five minute until very light and fluffy.
To prepare cream pies, pipe (using a pastry bag or plastic bag) small dollops of frosting on a cookie and sandwich another cookie on top. Cookies will stay fresh in a sealed tupperware container for three days but they are best eaten the same day they are baked.
Time:
45 minutes
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i absolutely love oatmeal cream pies…so comforting
i think i’ve developed a cavity since blogging too…wonder if there’s a correlation?
Who needs friends when you have these? Yum.
Oatmeal cream pies and those chocolate carmel crunch things were the BEST when I was little! I knew I was in my mom’s good graces if I found one of these tucked inside my lunch box!
You’re like a bad boyfriend. I know you are not good for me but I keep coming back for more. This looks so good. I have a cinnamon addiction; thanks for feeding it.
What a great analogy! Makes me smile.
My grandma used to have stashes upon stashed of oatmeal cream pies in her cupboards. Love these.
Yum! These remind me of those Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies! I loved those
I used to LOVE the packaged oatmeal cream pies!! These look delish.
If I didn’t have to go to work in 5 minutes, I would most definitely be making these!! Cinnamon and oatmeal are one of my favourite flavour combos!
these look awesome! I used to love those oatmeal cream pies when I was little. My Mom did not buy them much but I did get them from friends/vending machines. Those were always worthy of a lunchbox swap with friends!
Wow, the name of these just drew me in — it’s like everything I like, in one delicious package. Whoopie pies are probably my biggest indulgence — everything about them feels homey and just unjustifiably rich, which is the BEST part
Definitely making these. May roll them in chocolate chips 
Oh. Yum!
My Mom packed Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pies in my lunch everyday when I was growing up (interspersed with Little Debbie HoHos, Valentine Hearts, Christmas Trees, Star Crunch’s – you get the picture) and to this day I can’t even look at LD products in the store.
These look sooo divine though and I especially love the Cinnamon Buttercream!!!
Gah these are fabulous looking! Love the cinnamon buttercream! Well, love buttercream of any kind really, but sandwiched between 2 cookies? Yes please!
these were in my lunch box in a regular basis growing up in PA….and yes, I do mean the homemade ones! What can I say….my mom is pretty cool!!
We always wrapped them individually and froze them…best treat ever!
love,
cathy b.
Those look fantastic! I don’t have any fond memories of Little Debbie’s, I always kinda thought they were gross. But I’ll try a homemade version of just about anything!
oh my gosh yum!
yum.
And don’t forget the dentist appointment!!
I get strange cravings for oatmeal cream pies — these look SO GOOD!
My girlfriends and I used to sit around the bathhouses at 4-H camp eating oatmeal pies and talking about boys. Thank you for posting this recipe!
Take that Little Debbie! If you and Deb got in a fight, I know who’d win.
These look so tasty. The cookie recipe alone sounds divine, so I can imagine how tasty this sandwich cookie is. Awesome.
Ohmygosh. I totally forgot those things existed until right now. I LOVED those things! There was a period during middle school when I would bike down to the corner store every weekend for an oatmeal cream pie and Orbitz (remember that pop with the floaty things?)
One of my old roommates in college used to eat these by the box!!! Brings back good memories
I’m going to have to try these and send some to her!
My bf LOVES oatmeal cream pies! Can’t wait to spring these on him!
These are cavity-worthy. And good oatmeal crosses out the calories in sugar and such.
Beautiful, Jenna!
My bf LOVES oatmeal cream pies! I can’t wait to spring these on him!
My boyfriend loves oatmeal cream pies too! He always tries to buy the Little Debbie ones, but these ones look SO much better!
Oh yum!! Two cookies sandwiched between frosting….sold!
Cream pies, whoopie pies…whatever you want to call them, I LOVE them! And these look sooooo good!
The cinnamon buttercream sounds AMAZING. I wish I had some of these right now!
i was just walking through the grocery store this weekend, saw these and thought Jenna is going to make these… freaky!
I remember begging my parents to buy the box of oatmeal cream pies at the grocery store to pack in my lunches… let’s just say they subtly distracted me with something healthier instead. I bet a homemade version is wayyy better.. for health reasons as well as taste.
If you have a toothache, get yourself to the dentist girl!
These look so good. How are you not, like, 200 pounds? With all of these sweets around I’d have a hard time staying away.
Oh man, do these look good
Yum! Love the idea of the cinnamon buttercream too.
These sound delicious, like something Little Debbie would dream up except fresh and with real ingredients.
I LOVE Little Debbie oatmeal cream pies, but I haven’t had one in years. Definitely adding this recipe to my must bake list!
Jenna. Ohmyword. These look wonderful. My absolute favorite treat growing up were Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
wow. i can’t figure out which to make of these first, the pumpkin whoopie pies or these.
also, i have some buttermilk to use up. do you have any suggestions, other than pancakes?
Ok these look AMAZING! Fab recipe – I def. want to try one. Any chance you’re looking for a taste tester?
If my roommates weren’t still asleep, then I would have yelled Oh My Gosh instead of saying it under my breath!
I loved those when I was in jr. high and high school too! My house always had junk food snacks, I try not to have too many of these so I won’t make a whole batch but I could sneak into the convenience store and buy one for my road trip on Friday!
Hey Jenna, don’t forget your dentist appointment!
Oh, and the cookies look amazing too!
calling now! thanks! heh heh
I was mentioning the other day that I’d love to buy those Little Debbie ones but wouldn’t want the whole pack.. but heck I’ll make these instead!
Oh my gosh. I’m pretty sure if I make these, my boyfriend will ask me to marry him on the spot.
In that case………
Love, love, love these!!!
I have been reading your blog for a couple of months now and have used more of your recipes than any other site I frequent – love them! This, however, is the first recipe that made me awkwardly “Ooooo” outloud in my shared office space immediately upon opening up your page. I cannot wait to go home and make these!
yay! That made me smile
Yum! I loved Oatmeal Cream Pies growing up, I’m so excited I have all these ingredients at my house NOW! Yippe- must make soon!
yay! Let me know if you make them!
I used to love oatmeal cream pies as a kid. Particularly the double stuffed variety.
Oh my goodness these look amazing!!!
Those were one of my favorite junk foods as a kid! Yum!
Cinnamon buttercream. OMG.
I used to love oatmeal cream pies! And these look fantastic.
I need to go to the dentist too! I keep putting it off.
Those are so pretty – like little clouds!
My childhood bff and I used to eat these like they were going out of style. I haven’t eaten one it at least 10 years. I am ALLL OVER this recipe. Thanks for posting!
Yes I forgot these existed! Can’t wait to make my very own cream pies.
I can’t remember the last time I had an oatmeal cream pie. Gosh I loved those growing up!
Mmmm I want a toothache from them
. Or just a lot of them.
Ah Little Debbie throwback! I used to love the packaged oatmeal pies when I was a kid. I bet this grown-up version would blow it out of the water
Wow, I definitely remember these from grade school……. but these look so much better!! I just so happen to have all the ingredients needed to make them as well. Uh oh..
Oh my, these look darling and scrumptious! I love oatmeal cookies, and I bet they’re even better when you stick two together with a delicious frosting! Love!
Not only do I hold your blog responsible for my virtual cavities, I also would like to charge it for my abundance of stretchy pants
Oatmeal and cinnamon are totally healthy, though, so this recipe doesn’t count for dessert. I think it’s more of a breakfast…or snack… right?
Whoa whoa whoa! I used to love the Little Debbie ones as a kid! I’m making these ASAP. Thanks so much for the recipe
you had me at “oatmeal cream pie”… i essentially LIVED on those little debbie oatmeal cream pies my sophomore year of high school. now that i bake regularly, i will be adding these to my list of things to bake…and it will go to the top of the list. thank you!
Noooo! If you have a cavity I bet I have one too because you keep tempting us with all these sweets! I can’t make these because…I already have some yellow cake (recipe courtesy of you) in my fridge right now! I made it last night for my boyfriend’s bday and he loved it! I will likely be making these soon. Too soon!
You have got to stop posting recipes where I have all ingredients on hand and can’t use a grocery store trip as a deterrent.
And by stop, I mean keep going. I can’t wait to make these!
These seriously looks AMAZING
i loved those oatmeal cream pies when i was a kid! this looks the grown up version i “need.”
I may or may not have a 10 page paper due on Monday that I haven’t started yet… but I don’t think that would stop me from making these this weekend.
YUM! I love oatmeal pies- and homemade is always way better
I haven’t thought of oatmeal cream pies in forever!! As soon as you described getting them out of the vending machine, it all came back to me. Wow, I used to love those things! These look delicious, especially for a dinner party.
thank you! just printed this out.
I love how these don’t seem like they’d be *too* overly sweet like tradiationl cream pies due to the cinnamon possibly counterbalancing it. They sound wonderful!
Oh my gosh these look so good. I used to love oatmeal cream pies but these look even better! Pretty sure I could eat a whole bowl full of that buttercream!
I loved little debbie oatmeal cream pies growing up, so I had to make these right away…Soooo yummy!!!
You.SO.Did.Not.Go.There.
Ok. That’s it. You are my hero. Like, Almanzo-braving-the-BIG-Blizzard-for-the-sake-of-the-whole-town hero.
Um, I love oatmeal cream pies.
I literally whispered “Oh my god. These look amazing,” aloud when I saw this recipe in my google reader. It is a good thing my third graders were at gym.
The last thing I need them to do is go home and say “My teacher talks to herself about oatmeal creme pies.”
Alrighty, that is just too delicious…it conjured up memories of how my sister and I would save our allowance to go to 7-11 and buy a box of Lil’ Debbies b/c our mom didn’t allow us to have junk food (cookies, candies, chips, or soda) in the house. They were so soft and the cream frosting…oh boy!
Will you post a recipe for homemade twinkies now? I’ve seen some recipes online, but I find myself always returning to your blog for recipes.
i’m not a huuuge fan of cinnamon but “cinnamon buttercream” has such a nice ring to it. it makes me want to make it!
I used to love oatmeal creme pies right out of the box, but this version looks even better – and most likely much better for me.
Thanks for the recipe!
these look awesome! i am definitely trying this
i baked these today and i cannot wait to give them away to my friends! thanks!
these look soo good. I tried making something like these before and had the biggest mess in the kitchen and messy flat cookies. I think it may be time to try again!
I made these last night! The buttercream is soooooo good.
Unfortunately, I made a huge mess since I was trying to use a hand beater in a too small bowl. Sometimes the clean-up is worth it–this is one of those times.
just made ‘em. AMAZING. in love.
Just made these and they are amazing!
WOWZA
these are amazing! Took me back to little debbie days and post softball games! I had to share it!
Thanks!!
QUESTION: how much cinnamon do you add? There’s a typo and it says 1/s tsp…
Thanks!
I’m referring to the cinnamon typo in the cookies…not the buttercream. Sorry, I’m being annoying. :/
you’re not annoying!!! My fault! It should be 1/2 tsp.
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