Originally posted by patsrockmybosox at Oatmeal Cream Pies


When I first met Joe, he was the ultimate bachelor. Frankly, I'm pretty sure there are 2 reasons he's still alive: pizza delivery and Little Debbie.

I have been looking for recipes and trying to duplicate these for years. I never found anything that seemed like it might work, and then I stumbled upon this one. I tweaked it a little bit based on what I had in the pantry/the flavors we like, but you can easily adjust to your liking.





Oatmeal Cream Pies

For the cookies:
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 c. quick cooking oats

Preheat oven to 350°F and grease cookie sheets; set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and cinnamon.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, syrup and vanilla and beat until incorporated.

Gradually add the flour mixture into the bitter; mix just until incorporated. Stir in oats until evenly distributed. Cover bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

Remove dough from refrigerator. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes until the edges are browned and middles are mostly set. Let cool on baking sheet for a couple of minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

For the filling:
2 egg whites
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

In a double boiler, add egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar; heat over simmering water (I used a glass pyrex bowl set inside of a small saucepan filled with enough water to touch the bottom of the bowl). Whisking frequently, heat until egg whites become frothy and sugar is dissolved, approx. 160°F. Carefully add egg mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on high speed for several minutes, until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold in the vanilla. (*Note: I couldn't find my candy thermometer, so I just kept mine on the double boiler the entire time. Doing it this way, I was still able to get a fluffy and marshmallow-y frosting.)

Add frosting to the bottom of one cookie and top with a second cookie.



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