Soft and chewy Chocolate Oatmeal Cream Pies! You’ll love this easy lunchbox treat that’s similar to the classic, but CHOCOLATE flavored!
My family is obsessed with dessert. Including this easy Cream Puff Cake recipe, as we like to drizzle it with chocolate fudge! This No Bake Oreo Cheesecake is also easy, and perfect for dessert tonight!
What are Whoopie Pies?
You all may remember that I made oatmeal cream pies?
They tasted just like Little Debbie’s version. Now I’m back with a chocolate version on that successful copycat oatmeal cream pie recipe.
I mean, did you really expect me to find a cookie recipe I loved and NOT figure out a way to add chocolate?
Using chocolate oatmeal cookies, these treats are similar to Whoopie Pies and surprisingly easy to make. They’re ideal for popping into a lunch box or packing for a road trip treat!
In case you’ve never tasted one before, a whoopie pie is a handheld treat that’s like a cross between a cake and a cookie. It has filling very similar to traditional oatmeal cream pies but sandwiched between cakey chocolate cookies instead of oatmeal ones.
This Chocolate Oatmeal Cream Pie recipe puts the best of both desserts together! Even though Little Debbie herself never made a chocolate version of her cream pies, if she did I imagine it would taste a lot like these.
There’s something so satisfying about taking two cookies and stuffing some homemade marshmallow filling between them for a cookie sandwich. I love this chocolate-y version of an oatmeal cream pie and I have a good feeling you will, too!
Just note, they are not as chocolatey as a Little Debbie Fudge Round, but in my opinion, they’re even better!
Ingredients needed
These chocolate cream pies, start with a chewy chocolate oatmeal cookie recipe.
Here’s what you need for the chocolate oatmeal cookies:
- Margarine or butter flavored shortening – Do not substitute butter!
- Brown sugar
- Granulated sugar
- Molasses – The molasses gives color to the cookies along with that signature rich flavor you want in an oatmeal cream pie.
- Vanilla Extract- try my homemade vanilla extract recipe!
- Eggs
- Cinnamon
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Cocoa powder – Unsweetened and preferably Dutch processed
- Quick oats – Do not substitute whole rolled or steel cut oats
Easy Instructions
STEP 1. In large bowl, beat Crisco, brown sugar, granulated sugar, molasses, vanilla and eggs.
Add flour, salt, baking soda, cocoa and cinnamon. Mix in the oats.
STEP 2. Drop by ONE tablespoon onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake 7-8 minutes in a 350 degree oven, until just starting to brown around the edges. They’ll still look a little underdone, but they’ll continue firming up as they cool.
For the Filling
To turn these regular chocolate oatmeal cookies into perfect oatmeal cream pies, you make a fluffy marshmallow filling!
Here’s what you need:
- Hot water – I bring it to boiling then remove it from heat
- Marshmallow fluff
- Butter flavored Crisco
- Salt
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla Extract
How to make the Whoopie Pie filling:
After cookies have cooled, combine hot water with salt and mix until salt is dissolved. In large bowl, beat marshmallow fluff with Crisco, powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat on high until fluffy.
Add in the salt water and mix until well combined. Spread filling on one cooled cookie and press second cookie on top.
This recipe makes enough for about 14 oatmeal cream pies. Be sure to divide the filling equally between the cookies so everyone gets their fair share!
Tips & Tricks
- Do not over bake the chocolate oatmeal cookies! They’ll look soft and doughy and barely browned at the edges so you might be tempted to leave them in the oven longer. Trust me on this–they cool to a perfect chewy texture.
- How long do oatmeal cream pies keep? Store these in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
- Can you substitute butter for the margarine or Crisco? No. For the cookies, the margarine (or shortening) helps achieve the chewy texture. Butter will make the cookies thinner and crispier so they won’t have that authentic oatmeal cream pie texture and flavor.
- How much filling to use in cream pies: I put about an inch of the marshmallow fluff filling between the cookies. You can use more or less depending on your preferences, just make sure to make them even!
- Have leftover filling? I had just enough filling to fill my whoopie pies. If you end up using less filling and having leftovers, don’t throw it out! It’s delicious spread on graham crackers and fruit slices, too. Or you can eat it with a spoon. . . I won’t tell.
Lunch Box snacks
For those who grew up eagerly anticipating sitting down in the cafeteria and ripping the plastic off a Little Debbie treat at lunchtime, these Oatmeal Cream Pies are about as good as it gets.
And if you’re new to the world of Oatmeal Cream Pies? Welcome. Your journey has only just begun!
Be sure to check out my favorite FOOTBALL version of these cookies!
With chewy oatmeal chocolate cookies and fluffy Marshmallow filling, these whoopie pies are a family favorite!
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Chocolate Oatmeal Cream Pie
Ingredients
For the Cookie:
- 1 cup Crisco butter flavored shortening
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 3 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ cup quick cook oats
For the Filling:
- 2 tsp very hot water
- ¼ tsp salt
- 10 oz about 1 1/2 jars Marshmallow Fluff
- ¾ cup butter flavor Crisco
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- In large bowl, beat Crisco, brown sugar, granulated sugar, molasses, vanilla and eggs. Add flour, salt, baking soda, cocoa and cinnamon. Mix in the oats.
- Drop by ONE tablespoon onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake 7-8 minutes in a 350 degree oven, until just starting to brown around the edges. DON’T OVERCOOK!
- After cookies have cooled, combine hot water with salt and mix until salt is dissolved. In large bowl, beat marshmallow fluff with Crisco, powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat on high until fluffy.
- Add in salt water and mix until well combined. Spread filling on one cooled cookie and press second cookie on top.
- Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
Notes
- Do not over bake the chocolate oatmeal cookies! They’ll look soft and doughy and barely browned at the edges so you might be tempted to leave them in the oven longer. Trust me on this–they cool to a perfect chewy texture.
- How long do oatmeal cream pies keep? Store these in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
- Can you substitute butter for the margarine or Crisco? No. For the cookies, the margarine (or shortening) helps achieve the chewy texture. Butter will make the cookies thinner and crispier so they won’t have that authentic oatmeal cream pie texture and flavor.
- How much filling to use in cream pies: I put about an inch of the marshmallow fluff filling between the cookies. You can use more or less depending on your preferences, just make sure to make them even!
- Have leftover filling? I had just enough filling to fill my whoopie pies. If you end up using less filling and having leftovers, don’t throw it out! It’s delicious spread on graham crackers and fruit slices, too. Or you can eat it with a spoon. . . I won’t tell.
WHich version do you prefer? Chocolate or original? They both look so good!
Whoah…a chocolate version? They just keep getting better and better. Blissful!
Thank you so much for being such an amazingly talented contributor to “A Little Birdie Told Me…” each week!
Yours,
Jenn
Hi Aimee,
Oh my, I think I must be in heaven. This is an awesome treat that I will be having very soon! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you again real soon. Have a great week!
Miz Helen
I love Little Debbie’s oatmeal pies so I know I would love a homemade version of them. That cream filling looks divine! Thanks for sharing on A Well-Seasoned Life’s Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
These look and sound so yummy! Bookmarking this recipe for future use!
Those just look so delish. I cannot wait to make them. Come over and visit us. We have a wonderul cold noodle dish.
This looks delicious! I cannot eat Little Debbie, it is too sweet for me but I have a feeling that making my own will be a lot better.
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These sound amazing! Wish I had one for dessert!
Yum! Those look great! Love it!
Oh wow! Those look great! You’re making me hungry!
These are awesome, Little Debbie has got nothing on you 😉 Thanks for the great recipe. Have a super week!
Britney
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Ooooooh baby, these look so yummy. Reminds me of a childhood treat I haven’t had in ages, and something my man would surely love. Might as well make these and THEN re-start my get fit for summer plans 🙂
First time here, nice to “meet” you!
Looks so darn good!
Genius idea. I have been wanting to make your regular version and now I want to make this version too!
Yum. I am going to make these. I LOVED the Little Debbie version, but after I started to really read labels, I was a little freaked by all of her ingredients. These look perfect.
Thanks!
Ginny
Love the chocolate version!
I used to love those oatmeal creme pies! They were the only oatmeal type cookies that I would ever eat when I was a kid. I love how you made them chocolate, yum! 🙂
I didn’t have a choice in self control, my kids and all their friends took care of eating these. I had one. Imagine that!
Seriously? Chocolate oatmeal creme pies??? Ok girl you are genius! This sounds absolutely divine to me:-) I might not have self control if I make some of those!