Description
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cream Pies are soft, chewy sandwich cookies filled with a smooth vanilla cream that makes every bite taste like fall. With pumpkin puree, warm spices, and hearty oats in the cookies, they bake up tender and flavorful, while the creamy center adds just the right sweet finish.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup light brown sugar packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
4 ounces cream cheese softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons heavy cream as needed
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in the pumpkin puree, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
4. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, then stir in the oats.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.
6. Scoop tablespoon-sized portions onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them apart.
7. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, then cool on the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
8. Beat the butter and cream cheese for the filling until smooth.
9. Mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla, adding heavy cream as needed until fluffy.
10. Pair the cooled cookies by size, spread or pipe filling onto one cookie, and top with another to form sandwiches.
Notes
Use plain pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling, for the best texture and balanced sweetness.
Let the cookies cool completely before adding the filling so the cream stays thick and neat.
For a cleaner bakery-style finish, chill the assembled cream pies for 20 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream pie
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 58mg
Keywords: pumpkin oatmeal cream pies, pumpkin cookies, fall dessert, oatmeal sandwich cookies