Irresistible Oatmeal Cream Pies

These cookie sandwiches are absolutely delicious and irresistible! My husband took one bite and exclaimed that these were his new favorite dessert. The secret ingredient is Hershey's® cinnamon chips!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 481 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 ½ cups rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream, or more as needed
• ¾ cup tightly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cup cinnamon chips (such as Hershey's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, molasses, and 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy.

Step 3

Mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir into the creamed butter mixture. Mix in oats until evenly incorporated. Fold cinnamon chips into the dough.

Step 4

Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until edges start to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Step 6

Combine confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup butter, heavy cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 7

Spread 1 teaspoon of the cream filling over the back of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.