Description
Soft pumpkin oatmeal cookies filled with a sweet cream center.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for filling)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened (for filling)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for filling)
- 2 tablespoons milk or heavy cream (for filling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together the 1 cup butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the vanilla extract and pumpkin puree.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Stir in the rolled oats.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving space between them.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are set. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat the 1/2 cup softened butter until smooth.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk or cream. Beat until the filling is light and creamy.
- Once cookies are completely cool, spread a generous layer of filling onto the flat side of one cookie. Top with a second cookie, flat side down, to form a sandwich.
Notes
- For a firmer filling, chill the filling mixture for 15 minutes before assembling the pies.
- You can substitute pumpkin pie spice for the individual spices listed. Use 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice instead.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pie
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30
- Sodium: 150
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 55
Keywords: pumpkin, oatmeal, cream pies, cookies, fall dessert, sandwich cookies