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I’ve been hiding cookies from you.
You see, I first made these oatmeal cookie sandwiches last month for a bake sale.
Outstanding. Selling them 2 for $1 was an obvious steal.
While they may lack chocolate, a sprinkle, and any sort of candy chunk, these cookies stood their own. A soft, buttery oatmeal cookie x 2 with a thick layer of ultra creamy pumpkin spiced filling.
Major mass appeal.
Monotone in color and lacking aesthetic pizazz, I hesitated sharing these cookie sandwiches with you merely beacause I wasn’t satisfied with the photos. I’m a perfectionist down to my core.
I know I’m pretty new to this whole photography thing, but shooting a light brown cookie with light brown orange filling and trying to make it POP on screen has GOT to be hard for just about anyone.
Moving along…
Making today’s recipe, you aren’t going to get a cookie sandwich identical to Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pies. While similarily soft and chewy, my cookies have thick cut oats and plenty of texture. I love your sandwiches Little Debbie, but sometimes a gal needs some texture in her cookie!
The oatmeal cookies are laced with cinnamon and dark brown sugar. Cinnamon, my kitchen’s disappearing spice, goes into practically everything I bake. Fragrant and sweet, it brings oatmeal cookies warmth and a hint of spice. Plus, it pairs well with the pumpkin spiced filling. 
I prefer dark brown sugar in my oatmeal cookie recipes. The extra molasses in the sugar spikes these cookies with a more complex depth of flavor. It also helps make the cookies unbelievably soft.
The filling. Oh my heavens the filling.
A simple mixture of cream cheese, pumpkin, butter, and powdered sugar, this filling is lusciously creamy with a gorgeous mellow orange color. It’s sooo soft and silky!
Autumn spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cloves & ginger make this pumpkin cream cheese filling usable for nearly everything you bake this fall.
In fact, it’s the same recipe I used to frost my brownie cupcakes.
The frosting/filling isn’t as thick as Little Debbie’s creme filling, but I found that adding a touch of flour gives the filling a sturdy texture without over sweetening it.
It is the moisture in the pumpkin that makes the the pumpkin cream cheese frosting thinner, but adding a smidge of flour solves the problem without compromising the taste.
A win win in my book.
I made the cookies teeny tiny. No real rhyme or reason except that mini foods are the bees knees.
My rule is if the food is mini, you’re allowed to eat wayyyy more than one. And when pumpkin and cookies are involved, trust me… I definitely want MORE than one!
Filling two perfect oatmeal cookies with a creamy pumpkin frosting is probably the best 3-for-1 deal I can think of, so despite the lackluster photos, today I give you… heaven.
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makes 30 mini sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 and 2/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, 1/4 tsp nutmeg (or 3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice)
- 2 – 2.5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 cup flour (to thicken, as needed)
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attachment or with a handheld mixer, cream the softened butter and sugars until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix well. Slowly stir in the baking soda, cinnamon, oats, and flour. Mix together until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Chill the dough for at least one hour in the fridge. Cookies will be very flat if the dough is not cold.
- Preheat oven to 325F degrees.
- Roll 2 teaspoons of dough into a ball and drop onto ungreased baking sheet or silicone baking mat. Bake for 9 minutes and let cool on baking sheet for a minute or two before transferring to a wire rack.
- While the cookies are cooling, prepare the pumpkin frosting. Using a handheld or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the cream cheese, butter, pumpkin, and spices on medium speed until creamy. Add 2-2.5 cups of sifted powdered sugar depending how sweet you’d like it. If frosting is much too thin, add in the flour to thicken it. Add salt to cut the sweetness, if you prefer.
- Spread a generous amount of frosting on the underside of a cooled cookie and sandwich another cookie on top. Cookies stay fresh for up to 7 days in an airtight container at room temperature.
Notes
*The cookies will be very soft and may appear undone after only 9 minutes in the oven, but they will firm up as they cool.
Recipe source: sallysbakingaddiction.com
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So glad you didn’t hold back any longer! These cookies sound amazing!!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets recently posted..Monster Sugar Cookies
Yum!! I actually have a pumpkin whoopie pie recipe that’s a pumpkin cookie and cream cheese frosting. I should take my pumpkin cookie and fill it with your pumpkin cream cheese icing — double pumpkin!
Liz (Little Bitty Bakes) recently posted..Mini Cinnamon Bacon Cheddar Biscuits
in my world, there is NEVER too much pumpkin. doubling up in your recipe sounds like a fab idea
If I saw these at a bake sale, I would probably buy them ALL! Holy delicious! Oatmeal and pumpkin are two of my favs
Colleen @ What’s Baking in the Barbershop?! recently posted..Just Poppin’ In…
colleen, i actually ran out of them at the sale… i should’ve made more!
First off, the pictures “pop”….they look wonderful. (the picture thing makes blogging a little tough…atleast for me) Secondly, I can’t wait to make them!! Yum!!
Lara recently posted..Creamy Biscoff Pumpkin Pie with Biscoff Crust
Lara, thank you SO much for the genuine compliment on my picture! photos are a huge stress sometimes, I’m glad you think they are a success
I dunno what you are talking about, because I think your pictures turned out amazing! I’m still working on my photography skills, and I have a longggg ways to go. Any helpful tips?
Elaine recently posted..Pumpkin Oatmeal Smoothie
Thanks Elaine! That means a lot- photos that I’m unhappy with make me feel defeated at times, so I’m glad you approve! email me anytime to discuss photography – basically just practice A LOT and invest in a DSLR – more of my personal photo/camera details are here: http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/faq/
1) I LOOOOVE that these are miniature. So cute, and I’m totally tempted to make the oatmeal cookie batch when I get home from work because don’t YOU ever get oatmeal cookie cravings on Thursday nights?!
2) That filling in a word: luscious. I neeeeed.
3) 2 for $1!? Why wasn’t I at that art show!? I would have bought them all!
4) I totally understand your photography meltdown. I made a banana bread a couple weeks ago and was SO annoyed with the pictures, I had to come up with an excuse to make it again to “photograph it right.” Perfectionism and brains..haha.
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..Eyeball Truffles–Halloween Week!
Hayley, thank you my dearest – I’m glad you can side with me on the photography thing. Having photos not turn out as expected is such a byummer – ruins my day! especially if it’s a star recipe. And I LOVE things teeny tiny too – an excuse to keep eating them.
Um, your pictures make me drool. These look amazing!
Karly recently posted..Apple Cider Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup
Thanks Karly- means a lot from a photographer!
Those cookies look incredibly delicious! I would certainly buy them from you at a bake sale
Jen @ Savory SImple recently posted..Should I Go To Culinary School?
I can’t believe you almost didn’t share these cookies with us. They’re like pumpkin oats in cookie form, don’t think it could get much better than that. And they look absolutely perfect for fall!
Meghan @ After the Ivy League recently posted..My Food Story Part III: Where I am Today
thanks meghan – pumpkin oats/oatmeal, that reminds me of college. i made them ALL the time for breakfast!!
This recipe looks heavenly! (And so do the photos!) I am just a little mad you didn’t share them sooner!
Jen @ Jen’s Favorite Cookies recently posted..Fall Food Link Party
I won’t ever hold back recipes like this from you again Jen! lol
These look just fantastic! Coincidentally, I was thinking of making homemade oatmeal creme pies this weekend. Might have to change up my plans + make these instead!
amy @ fearless homemaker recently posted..pumpkin spice cookies with cream cheese icing {+ my 2-year blogiversary!}
homemade regular oatmeal creme pies are on my to-bake list. Whether they are regular or pumpkin, can’t WAIT to see what you come up with!
Oatmeal sandwich cookies with a pumpkin cream cheese filling have literally been on my weekend to do list all week! Good minds….
Ari @ Ari’s Menu recently posted..One Month
we are SO alike Ari. Love it!
Seeing those browned butter milky way cookies at the end…I still need those!
And how did you know I LOVE LOVE Little Debbie OCPs? I mean, I used to be able to take down a box of those things practically when I was in h.s. after sports practice! I love them! But you’s so right, lacking in texture and real oomph. Sort of bendable and very soft yet textureless.
What you did with these is amazing! From the dark brown sugar to the filling (pumpkin + cream cheese!) to making them mini. Just awesome. And your writing is really pretty in this post, too!
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Thursday Things
pretty writing – thank you so much Averie! that truly does mean a lot to me. Next to baking and running/yoga, writing is a passion of mine. I wanted to be a writer growing up.
I LOVE your blog! So fun and fresh!
Only problem is I am trying to slim down a little and if I make something I end up eating WAY too much. :/ You said in one of your posts that you don’t want to bore us with too much health-nut-ish food – but I will be your forever friend if you “bore” me with it every once in awhile. 
Keep up the great work with the awesome and fun blog!
I can’t wait to try some of these recipes – baking is one of my totally most favorite things in the whole-wide-world!
Hi Helena! What a sweet comment, thank you from the bottom of my heart! Knowing you enjoy reading my posts, the pictures, and even the healthy stuff is why this is so much fun. thank you so much for the support
This has to be the best looking dessert I’ve seen all week!!!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes recently posted..Toffee Apple Dip
“best” dessert?? what a compliment coming from a food blogger… thanks ashley!
Mmmm, I don’t care how monochromatic these are– They still look AMAZING! I actually really love Little Debbie’s oatmeal cream pies, but these take those to a whole new level! They look about a million times better.
I was a tad disappointed at first seeing these just because I thought they were pumpkin whoopie pies, and I’ve seen SO many of those lately, but no, oatmeal pumpkin cream pies is a fantastic idea. I can’t wait to make them.
Ali recently posted..Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
nope! not pumpkin whoopie pies – I wanted to make something unique from the rest!
Thank you Ali! I love little debbie’s oatmeal cream pies too!
Monotone in color?! Dude, these are amazing looking. I seriously just want to shove my hand through the computer screen and grab some of these out!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious recently posted..Texican Burger
thanks chung-ah! you are always so supportive and sweet!
Sally, you silly girl. If even ONE of my pictures turned out as great as yours did in this post, I’d be thrilled!! Oatmeal cookies are actually my favorite, and with a pumpkin filling? Yes, please, I’ll take a dozen.
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl recently posted..Double Chocolate Oatmeal Bars
ashley! thank you so much, you are so supportive when it comes to my photography, that means A LOT!!
Sally these are great! I love the oatmeal cookie/pumpkin combo. Looks fantastic!
Cassie recently posted..Wednesday Ramblings | 10 Things I Loved About September
I adore oatmeal creme pies…I am so glad you did hold these back from us any longer!!! I am just drooling thinking about that pumpkin filling inside those yummy looking oatmeal cookies!!! This has to be the best cookie I have seen of the season:-)
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted..Pumpkin Spice Latte Scones
*whoops* I meant I’m glad you did NOT hold back any longer:-)
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted..Pumpkin Spice Latte Scones
I like to think I’m an ‘expert’ in all things dessert sandwiches [whoopie pies, cookie sandwiches,etc.] – only because they’re pretty much my favorite thing to eat in the whole world. But I’ve never ever EVER made a pumpkin creme filling look so spice-ful and pumpkin-y as this does! I’m saving this and scrambling for the ingredients to make them this weekend [if I can wait that long]. This looks delicious!
alexandra @ sweet betweens [blog] recently posted..[recipe] cranberry-parmesan-butternut squash pasta
Hi Alexandra! what a sweet comment, thank you SO much. I hope you make them, they were a hit at the bake sale. I must make them again.
I can’t believe you almost didn’t share these, Sally! They look delightful. What’s not to like about oatmeal cookies with filling that involves pumpkin?!? I go through cinnamon like crazy too, which is good because of all its health benefits.
Laura Dembowski recently posted..Peach Pop Tarts
thank you Laura! i’m glad i posted the recipe then.
You’re photos are outstanding. They make me want to lick the screen which is the whole point of food photography. Oatmeal cookies with pumpkin filling? Sounds delicious!
Nicole @ Lapetitebaker recently posted..Ginger Creme Brownies
Thank you so much Nicole!
These are fabulous Sally! And for a “beginner” in photography, you’re pretty darn good!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Eyeball Red Velvet Pudding Pie
Wowza- these look SO tasty… I must try them ASAP!
Hannah recently posted..Paper Bag Leaf Wreath
Thanks Hannah!
I don’t care what it looks like, don’t ever hide anything this delicious from us again! I cannot wait to make these and bring them to work! What a perfect fall combination!
LOL! I promise, I won’t hold back any tasty treats like this from you again Mercedes!
Sandwhich cookies are the best. So creative to do pumpkin frosting with the oatmeal cookies. They look like mini cookie whoopie pies. I love them!
luv what you do recently posted..Living on Leftovers
Tiny foods totally rock and these are adorable! I bet they sold out in a flash!
Back For Seconds recently posted..Skinny Pumpkin Pie Dip
Cinnamon goes into everything I bake too! i love the pumpkin-y filling you used, it surely takes oatmeal cookies up a notch.
baker street recently posted..Pumpkin Coffee Cake
It looks like my next breakfast, or addition to my morning coffee
Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today recently posted..Galette with almonds and figs
cookies for breakfsat – now that’s something I can get on board with!
These are yours?! I just saw them on Pinterest and ooh-ed and aah-ed. And they definitely pop. They even stood out on Pinterest! I tried something similar, but without the powdered sugar in the frosting. Yeah. Didn’t work. These look way better!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking recently posted..No-Bake White Chocolate Pumpkin Fudge
I don’t think your pictures lack for anything Sally! Their deliciousness is clear! I’ve always wanted to recreate Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Pies – I love that you did it with pumpkin.
Reeni recently posted..Slow Cooker Bacon Onion Jam
How dare you hide these cookies from me! They look so good! So much better than Little Debbie!
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. recently posted..Gluten-Free Pumpkin Muffins
This has to be the most interesting recipe for oatmeal and pumpkin that I’ve seen. Wonderful idea and pictures do look enticing! Gotta give this a try…
Regina recently posted..Another BOFRIDAY!
Thank you Regina! Let me know if you make them
Wow wow wow….that looks sooo good and I think the cream pie cookies will be perfect for our Halloween party!
I plan to make them for a halloween party I’m going to – everyone seems to love them!
Love it! Since it’s getting harder to pretend it’s summer still… I am about to go on a pumpkin baking binge – and this may be a new addition to my must make list.
the filling alone on these cute babies have me drooling!! i love the creaminess of it and who could pass up pumpkin creme filled cookies sandwiches anyway?!
Julie @ Table for Two recently posted..Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
I know what you mean about making brown and beige desserts pop- I always worry about that too. I can tell you though that these look amazing and there is no need to worry about your pictures- these are wonderful!! I love that pumpkin filling something fierce.
thanks so much Audra! that means a lot – i struggled with the photos of the beige/brown cookies/filling!
OK – seriously you cannot take a bad photo of your creations – everything you make looks amazing
Heather@French Press recently posted..Pumpkin stuffed French Toast
I usually use quick oats for everything. Would those work here? Figured I’d ask before I go food shopping for the rest of the ingredients!
Hi Lia! Yes, you may use quick oats in these cookies. However, the cookies won’t have as much texture. I hope you enjoy!
Mmm these look so good and so cute too!
well thank you Maria!
These have great flavor. I think the dough needs to be chilled overnight because mine spread alot even after an hour of chiling. I also think the filling could use chilling (hey, that rhymes
) to firm it up too. I really liked these!
I chilled my dough, but not overnight! Great suggestion to chill the filling too. I’m so glad you enjoyed these Deb!
Hi Sally, I just made these last week, they were SO good! The frosting was a bit too sweet and runny, though, so i chilled it for a while to make it stiffer, but the cookies were divine. Everybody loved them! You have a best recipes, I’m going to try something else next weekend. Thank you!
Hi Aresha! Did you try adding flour to bulk up the frosting? Adding flour helps thicken the frosting. Try adding a pinch of salt to cut the sweetness too! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cookies!
Yup, added flour and salt. I may have added too much pumpkin, now that I think about it, so maybe that’s why it was runny…
Pumpkin does have that effect on frostings/dips/spreads. That’s why I had to add some flour and more powdered sugar (cut with salt) to thicken it back up. Let me know if you try it again, Aresha. Thanks!
I fell for your Oatmeal Pumpkin Creme Sandwiches!
So glad! I love these oatmeal sandwich cookies. Thanks Tonette!
I just made these and they were FANTASTIC!! I’m not really a fan of pumpkin but these were delicious, the oatmeal cookies themselves were great even without the frosting! I could definitely taste the difference with the dark brown sugar, I’ll have to use it more often. Thank you for all your great recipes my BF and his roommates can’t get enough of the baked goods I make them
Hi Erin! So lovely to hear that! The oatmeal cookies are my stand by oatmeal cookie recipe. I adore them! So glad you liked them too. You’re BF is one lucky guy!!
I made just the cookies last night as a “test run” before making them for Thanksgiving treats. I added dark chocolate chips to half the batter and butterscotch chips to the other half. Let me just say they were the best thing I have EVER baked. Your tips were all spot on and they came out perfect. Great recipe and great directions! Can’t wait to make them again tomorrow and take a shot at the filling
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Hi Briana! Thats SO wonderful to hear! I am beyond excited that you made these. I am obsessed with these cookies and need to make them one more time this pumpkin season. Thank you so much for letting me know how they turned out for you! Happy Thanksgiving!
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