Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies
You can now tell your kids you have Little Debbie's at home!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups Quick cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup White sugar
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 large Egg yolk
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Filling
- 1 large Egg white
- 3 tsp White sugar
- 1/8 tsp Cream of tartar
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375° and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper
- Whisk together oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt
- In a separate bowl, whisk together brown sugar, white sugar, butter, egg yolk, vanilla and 1/2 cup water
- Add flour mixture and mix until combined
- Spoon out the dough onto your baking pans and flatten them to about 1/2 inch thick and 2 inches in diameter. Space them about 2 inches apart
- Bake for 9 - 12 minutes until the edges are golden brown
- Let cool completely on a wire rack
Fillings
- Prepare a pan with simmering water
- Whisk egg white, sugar, and cream of tartar
- Set the bowl of ingredients over the water but not touching it
- Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch. This will be about 2 minutes
- Remove from heat and whisk warm mixture on medium speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form (about 2 to 3 minutes)
- Beat in the vanilla during this process
- Spread filling on the cookies