Description
These pumpkin oatmeal cream pies are a delicious fall treat that combines spiced pumpkin oatmeal cookies with a creamy maple brown butter cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies:
- 20 tbsp (283g) unsalted butter, browned and reduced to 1 cup (226g), softened but still cold
- 1 1/2 cups (180g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp chai spice blend or pumpkin spice blend
- 1 tsp (5g) baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup (150g) light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 cup (230g) pumpkin puree, blotted
- 2 tsp (10ml) vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups (191g) old-fashioned rolled oats
Maple Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 10 tbsp (141g) unsalted butter, browned and reduced to 8 tbsp (113g), cooled
- 4 oz. (113g) cream cheese, softened
- 2 1/2 cups (280g) powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp maple extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1–3 tbsp (15-45ml) milk, as needed
Instructions
- Brown the Butter: Brown the butter ahead of time and let it cool to room temperature.
- Blot the Pumpkin Puree: Remove excess water from the pumpkin puree by blotting with paper towels.
- Whisk Dry Ingredients: Combine flour, spice blend, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: Mix brown butter and sugars until combined.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Beat in egg yolk, pumpkin, and vanilla extract.
- Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients: Gently fold in the dry ingredients and oats.
- Chill Dough: Cover and chill the dough for at least 1-2 hours.
- Preheat and Scoop: Preheat oven, scoop dough onto baking sheet, and bake.
- Cool Cookies: Shape and cool the cookies on a rack.
- Make Frosting: Prepare the brown butter cream cheese frosting.
- Frost Cookies: Spread frosting on the bottom of one cookie and sandwich with another.
Notes
- Chilling the dough enhances flavor and texture.
- Adjust spice levels to taste preference.
- Use room temperature ingredients for best results.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cream pie
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
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