Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of cinnamon-spiced oatmeal cookies filled with a luscious cream made from butter, shortening, and powdered sugar, creating the perfect Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Cream Pies. These sandwich cookies are a comforting treat for any time of day.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup finely chopped peeled apple (such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith)
Cream Filling:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1–2 tablespoons milk (as needed for consistency)
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually add to wet ingredients and mix. Stir in oats and apple.
- Bake cookies: Scoop dough onto baking sheets and bake for 10–12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Make filling: Beat butter and shortening until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla, beat until fluffy. Adjust consistency with milk.
- Assemble pies: Spread or pipe filling on one cookie and sandwich with another. Repeat.
Notes
- Chill dough before baking for best results.
- Store pies in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream pie
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
