Oatmeal Whoopie Pies with Brown Butter-Maple Frosting
Fall brings out the baker in me. Or it is just a good excuse to be baking.
In all honestly I love to bake. It relaxes me. Getting my hands in the dough, stirring up a batter and making something sweet to share with people close to me is so rewarding.
I had the idea for this recipe when Mr. Mother Thyme was enjoying a warm bowl of oatmeal with maple and brown sugar. That is when the light bulb went off that combining all these flavors in a fabulous little cookie would be a sweet treat.
I incorporate pure maple syrup in the cookies and then sandwich them not only with brown butter but with more maple syrup to create this incredible brown butter-maple frosting. All I can say is wow! If just a brown butter frosting wasn’t going to be good enough, right? I thank the constant wheels that are turning in my head for coming up with this combination.
You will need to restrain yourself from eating just the frosting, unless of course you don’t want to add it to the cookies.
Mr. Mother Thyme is always disappointed when I make these to give away. I guess it’s just another excuse to make more!
Oatmeal Whoopie Pies with Brown Butter-Maple Frosting
- Yield: Makes 34 cookies or 18 whoopie pies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoon pure maple syrup
Brown Butter-Maple Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1–2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, oats, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside.
- Using an electric mixer in a large bowl cream sugar and butter. Combine eggs one at a time then add in maple syrup. Gradually add in flour mixture.
- Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop make rounded tablespoon size balls and set on cookie sheets spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until sides just begin to brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
Brown Butter-Maple Frosting
- Add butter to a small saucepan and slowly melt on low heat until butter turns an amber-brown color. Set aside to cool.
- Using an electric mixer add cooled melted butter to medium bowl with maple syrup and confectioners sugar. Mix on medium-low speed until combined. Add in 1-2 tablespoons milk until creamy.
Assembly
- Add a dollop of frosting to the bottom of one cookie. Place another cookie bottom on top of frosting and press down until a cookie sandwich is formed. Repeat set with remaining cookies.
These look so delicious, Jennifer! I just saw your photo on FB and had to share it with my page :). The brown butter-maple frosting sounds like perfection!
Thanks for sharing these Laura! 🙂
Oh goodness, Jennifer, I am weak in the knees for these! I would love to have a batch baking in the oven right now, just for the smell. And the brown butter, yes please!
I love maple!!
I heart whoopie pies and making them with granola is that much better!!
These are definitely deeeelish!!!!!
Oatmeal cookies are my absolute favorite cookie – the brown butter-maple frosting filling puts them over the top! Love them! Beautiful photos too!
These look unbelievable! I’m glad fall brings out the baker in you. Keep em coming!
these are the perfect fall treat! it has all the ingredients and delicious scents of fall!! i love whoopie pies and i foresee myself making this very soon!
Oooh, I’m totally loving these!!
You really can’t go wrong with that flavour combo, no wonder Mr Mother Thyme likes you to keep them for him!
Oh my goodness, what seductive cookies! An enticing start to fall baking, maple and cinnamon are such a warming combination, a scrumptious post!
brown butter maple frosting!? hello, heaven!
xo
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Just saw these on Pinterst – repinning! I love a chewy oatmeal cookie and with this filling & browned butter, to die for!
I love whoopie pies and making them from oatmeal cookies is a great and unique idea!
Thanks very nice blog!
They look soooo good!
Are they at all like a Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie? I could eat those things like crazy when I was growing up and have always wanted to recreate them at home!