Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies

These easy Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies will bring back memories of Little Debbie snack cakes. Chewy oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a fluffy cream filling will remind you of your favorite classic childhood treat.

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• Oatmeal Cream Pie Recipe
• Why Make Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies
• What are Oatmeal Creme Pies?
• Ingredients Needed
• How to Make Oatmeal Cream Pies
• Storage Recommendations
• Tips and Tricks
• FAQs
• Other Copycat Recipes
• Recipe

Oatmeal Cream Pie Recipe

One of my favorite lunch box snacks when I was growing up was Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies. Sure, I loved Zebra Cakes, Fudge Rounds, and Swiss Rolls, but I always reached for those soft and chewy oatmeal creme pie cookies first.

Even to this day, there is something so nostalgic about opening that crinkly cellophane wrapper and smelling the sweet oatmeal goodness of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies.

When I came across a recipe in an old church cookbook for homemade oatmeal cream pies, I knew I had to try them right away. Our kids devoured the cream-filled cookies and declared them better than the store-bought treats. I call that a baking success!

Why Make Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies

• This treat brings back happy childhood memories. If you enjoyed these treats growing up, making them at home can bring back those joyful moments.
• The homemade copycat treats taste better than the original, and by making them yourself, you avoid adding extra preservatives and additives.
• Your kitchen will be filled with an amazing aroma as the cookies bake; the combination of oatmeal and cinnamon creates a comforting scent.
• Everyone loves these cookies. These cookies received rave reviews, so be prepared to share more cookies or the recipe.

What are Oatmeal Creme Pies?

If you did not grow up eating Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies, they are two soft molasses oatmeal cookies sandwiched together with a fluffy marshmallow cream frosting. Each cookie is individually wrapped and available all year round.

Fun Fact! Oatmeal cream pies were the very first snack cake baked and packaged under the Little Debbie name.

Ingredients Needed

These easy copycat Little Debbie oatmeal cream pie cookies use basic pantry items. The oatmeal cookie dough is easy to mix together and does not require any chilling time before baking.

• Butter & Shortening - this combination keeps the cookies from spreading too much.
• Sugar - granulated and brown sugar sweetens and adds a soft and chewy texture 
• Molasses & Vanilla - adds flavor
• Eggs - give the cookie dough moisture
• Flour - use the spoon and sweep method to add the right amount of flour
• Quick Oats - gives the cookies a chewy texture and makes them taste just like a Little Debbie cookie
• Baking Soda - helps the cookies spread, rise, and brown
• Cinnamon & Salt - adds spice and balances the sugar
• Marshmallow Cream - gives it that fluffy texture and sweetens the cream filling
• Shortening - keeps the frosting from being too soft and makes the frosting light and fluffy
• Vanilla & Salt - adds flavor and balances out the sugar
• Powdered Sugar - sweetens and thickens the frosting

How to Make Oatmeal Cream Pies

If you love Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies, you are going to fall in love with this easy copycat recipe. The dreamy marshmallow cream filling and chewy oatmeal cookies will satisfy all your nostalgic cravings.

1. Beat together butter, shortening, and sugars. 
2. Add molasses, vanilla, and eggs, and then beat again.
3. Stir together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon and slowly mix that into the butter mixture.
4. Add the quick oats and then stir gently.
5. Drop the cookie dough by spoonful onto baking sheets. You should get 48 cookies from this recipe.
6. Bake until the edges are slightly brown. Remove and let cool on the pan for a few minutes, then place on a wire rack until cooled.

These homemade oatmeal creme pies have a slight crisp to the edges and a chewy center.  They are the perfect cookie for sandwiching with marshmallow buttercream.

1. Beat an entire jar of marshmallow cream with shortening, vanilla, and powdered sugar until fluffy.
2. Add a little bit of salt water and beat until creamy.
3. Spread the marshmallow cream filling on half of the cookies, then press the rest of the cookies on top.

Storage Recommendations

Store the oatmeal cream pies in a tightly sealed container for a few days. You can also keep them in the refrigerator if you are storing them longer than a few days. Let them come to room temperature before serving.

Tips and Tricks

• You can use rolled or old-fashioned oats in this recipe, but quick oats work best for the right texture. Pulse the rolled oats in a food processor to break them down into quick oats.
• This cookie dough does not require any chilling time. You can bake it as soon as you mix it up. 
• Do not overbake the cookies. The edges should be slightly brown and crispy, but the centers will be soft and chewy.
• Make sure the cookies are completely cool before filling them with cream frosting.
• Match up two cookies of equal shape and size.
• When you spread the filling on the cookies, leave room around the edges. When you press another cookie on top, the cream filling will spread to the edges.

FAQs

Other Copycat Recipes

• Red Velvet Oreo Cookies
• Chipotle Chicken Pasta - Cheesecake Factory copycat
• Rainbow Brownies - just like Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies
• Banana Twins
• Zebra Brownies
• Disney Cookies (Jack Jack Cookies)
• Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew
• Disney Dole Whip recipe
• Starbuck Matcha Green Tea recipe
• Mickey Mouse Rice Krispie Treats

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(original photo from 2010)

*This post was first published in June 2010. It was updated in February 2020 and then republished in June 2021.