My Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie is part oatmeal cookie, part chocolate chip cookie, and part pie, with hints of brownie and blondie. It’s a best of all worlds dessert and everybody loves it.
Pour yourself a tall glass of cold milk and come in close. This oatmeal chocolate chip cookie pie is about as good as dessert gets. It’s a variation of the classic Tollhouse cookie pie that’s been floating around for decades. I think all of us had it at least once while we were growing up, and then probably forgot all about it. Not me. I’m obsessed with cookie pies. There’s something about the warm slightly underbaked cookie filling in that pie crust that just sends me. The addition of oats in this recipe might give you the excuse you need to bring cookie pie back into your life.
ingredients for oatmeal chocolate chip cookie pie
The ingredients mirror your favorite cookies, but the proportions are tweaked so instead of a familiar chewy cookie you get a soft and squidgy slice of pie. Same great flavors…different experience entirely.
- butter
- sugar
- a combo of white and brown sugar, just like the best cookies.
- eggs
- all purpose flour
- rolled oats
- any type: old fashioned, quick cooking, or extra thick.
- chocolate chips
- nuts
- I love walnuts, but pecans work too.
- vanilla extract
- salt
- omit if you use salted butter, or, better yet, use both!
- 9″ frozen pie crust
- there’s no need to get crazy and make a scratch pie crust for this homey dessert when frozen will do just fine. Don’t thaw, we’re using it from the freezer. I like to pop it out of its foil liner and into my own pie dish.
questions, questions…
Can I bake the filling as cookies?
- No, best to use an actual cookie recipe. See my Soft Batch Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Can I make this oatmeal chocolate chip cookie pie gluten free?
- If you’ve got a gluten free crust, you can substitute the all purpose flour in the filling with an all purpose gf baking blend. And make sure your oats are certified gluten free.
Can I leave out the nuts?
- Normally you can leave out nuts easily in recipes, but here they form a good proportion of the filling. You might substitute shredded coconut, raisins, or sunflower seeds.
Can I use a refrigerated rolled pie crust?
- Yes. There’s no need to pre-bake it first.
What’s the best way to serve this cookie pie?
- I think it’s really good served warm, with a scoop of ice cream. The filling is slightly soft and gooey, which makes it really delicious. But others love this pie once it has cooled, when it has more of a cookie texture.
Love chocolate chip desserts?
- Soft Batch Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Milk Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies
- DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Equipment
- pie plate
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, (1 1/2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar.
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts, or pecans
- 1 9" frozen pie crust
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Cream together the butter and sugars until fluffy. Scrape down the sides of your bowl as necessary.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the extract.
- Fold in the flour and oats.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts.
- Spread the batter into the pie shell and bake for about 45 -50 minutes until lightly browned and set. A toothpick inserted in the center will come dryish (meaning no uncooked dough clinging to it, but it will be moist and there will be melted chocolate) Better to under cook than to over cook this one.
Should I use regular depth or deep dish frozen pie crust?
Either should work fine for this recipe. I believe the one I used was technically deep dish.
My picky daughter absolutely loved this recipe! Actually, we all did!!! This will become a staple at family gatherings!!!
So glad your family loved this, Michele! I agree, I think it’s a sleeper hit!
This was delicious! Followed the recipe as instructed. Everyone loved it, even the picky eater. I did warm my slice in the microwave & topped it with vanilla ice cream. Yummy!! I plan to make this, actually 2 each for Christmas. Thank you for your wonderful recipes!
Would my Butter Tart recipe work as the filling? It is even easier to make.
That should work fine ~ I’ve got to make a butter tart for this site, thanks for the reminder 🙂
This is an AWESOME RECIPE and a nice alternative to Cookies. I made this and shared it with 3 people and they were FLOORED. They Loved it. Very Tasty!!! Great Dessert!! Thank You!!
Thanks so much Gwen!