I am not one to buy my kids baked goods at the store.  Since I bake so much at home, I don't think that I should be bringing in more treats and the store bought variety usually has ingredients that I am not a huge fan of.  One day while we were in the grocery store, my kids started begging me to buy some packaged oatmeal cream pies.  They have never had them before but something about them caught their eyes and they knew they had to have them.  None of my kids are gluten free like I am so it wouldn't have been a big deal for me to buy them but I love a challenge and thought that I would not only be able to make my own gluten free version but that they would be so much better than the ones you buy at the store.  After explaining this to my kids they were satisfied to wait a few days until I could figure out a recipe. To be honest, I think they have caught on to the way I work and this was just a ploy to get me to make them!

 I knew that I wanted a solid but soft cookie that would be able to hold up the frosting and would be perfect to make a sandwich out of. These cookies came out amazing.  They are soft and chewy but aren't too fragile so that you can make a sandwich.  The buttercream frosting is amazing and so light a fluffy that it just makes the perfect combination.  These are especially great when you need to bring a dessert with you to a party or picnic because they are a lot more sturdy than most gluten free cookies.  They travel really nicely and won't crumble on you.
The one thing that is super important when making these is that you have to make sure that you are using certified gluten free oats.  Even though oats are naturally gluten free you have to make sure that you have the certified ones because there can be lots of cross contamination when it comes to oats.  Most oats are grown in fields with barley or wheat and so you have to be really careful on what oats you eat.  I like Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oats and I have never had a problem with them.  They are great for cooking and I can usually find them at Walmart or my grocery store down the street.
Make sure to check out my video down below to see how I made them and also go over to my YouTube channel for more great recipes and product reviews.  I hope that you love these cookies as much as we do!