Oatmeal Maple Cookies Recipe with cinnamon. Easy healthy cookies or biscuits made with brown sugar for snacks or treats for kids.
Oatmeal Maple Cookies Recipe
Bake these Oatmeal Maple Cookies Recipe with cinnamon. Easy healthy cookies or biscuits made with brown sugar for snacks or treats for kids. An Oven Bake recipe made with butter and a little flour. These store well and can be baked in bulk for holidays or weekends for family visiting. Makes a delicious favorite dessert for all.
Are oatmeal cookies healthier than regular cookies?
Yes, oatmeal cookies are much healthier than normal cookies or biscuits because they contain oats. Oats has more fiber in and is great for digestive system. Oats added with cinnamon is very healthy. These will also make you feel full longer.
Should oatmeal cookies be soft or hard?
Oatmeal cookies should be soft and chewy, and a little crisp on the edge. If you bake them so that they are hard then they are overbaked and would be dry and hard. Because they have butter and maple syrup in, they will be softer and most delicious.
Why are my oatmeal cookies always dry?
Overbaked cookies and biscuits will always be the cause of dryness in cookies. Your cookies should only be a little crispy on the edges and soft in the middle when tested. As they still finish cooking while resting and cooling on a cooling rack. This way they will not overcook and be dry.
Why are my homemade oatmeal cookies hard?
Homemade oatmeal cookies could come out hard if you have not added the correct amount of butter or liquids as per the recipe. The butter should not be melted and should just be soft enough to work with. Oatmeal cookies need moisture to stay soft. If the dough looks to dry then add a little milk and mix or an egg, to mix it too the right consistency.
What is the best way to store homemade oatmeal cookies?
- To freeze oatmeal cookies. Store them in a zip lock bag or sealed containers. But separate the cookies with parchment or wax proof paper first. To unfreeze the cookies leave out at room temperature. Will contain their quality for up to 8-12 months.
- To store for use. Place the oatmeal cookies in a sealed container or zip lock bag to keep fresh. They can be kept at room temperature for 2-3 weeks. Refrigerate for up to two months.
Ingredients
- quick oats
- flour
- salt
- soda
- cinnamon
- soft butter
- sugar
- pure maple syrup
- egg
- tsp vanilla
For the amounts of the ingredients and the full instructions and oven temperatures. See the recipe attached. It is great to get downloaded and printable. Use online with the cook mode, which will not have your screen go dark. Easy Hey!
How To
In a large bowl combine oats, flour, soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix to evenly incorporate.
In your stand mixer, combine butter and sugar.
Beat on a lower speed until pale and fluffy Add maple syrup, vanilla and egg into the butter and sugar. Beat for one minute.
Add dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and blend until all of the dry ingredients are well blended into the butter mixture.
Place the mixing bowl in the fridge for 5-8 minutes so the dough won’t be too sticky, but be sure to set a timer, because if you forget about the dough it will be very hard to scoop.
Using a standard cookie scooper, form balls and place them about 2″ apart on a baking sheet.
If you don’t have a cookie scooper you can use a tablespoon and roll them into balls.
Bake for 12-15 minutes.
The cookies should be a nice shade of golden brown, but don’t let them overbake.
Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days to 2 weeks at room temperature
These healthy and delicious oat cookies are great for snacks for kids during the day. They full of fiber and are great for the digestive system.
With these cookies or biscuits you could add in some raisins or chocolate chips. They will be a tasty addition and family will love them for snacks.
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Oatmeal Maple Cookies Recipe
Oatmeal Maple Cookies Recipe with cinnamon. Easy healthy cookies or biscuits made with brown sugar for snacks or treats for kids.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 12-15 min
- Total Time: 35 min
- Category: Desserts, snack
- Method: Oven Baking
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup quick oats
- ½ cup of flour
- ½ tsp salt
- A pinch of soda (⅛ tsp)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 6 tbsp soft butter
- ½ cup of sugar
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175 deg. C (350 deg. F)
- In a large bowl combine oats, flour, soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix to evenly incorporate.
- In your stand mixer, combine butter and sugar.
- Beat on a lower speed until pale and fluffy
- Add maple syrup, vanilla and egg into the butter and sugar.
- Beat for one minute.
- Add dry ingredients to the mixing bowl and blend until all of the dry ingredients are well blended into the butter mixture.
- Place the mixing bowl in the fridge for 5-8 minutes so the dough won’t be too sticky, but be sure to set a timer, because if you forget about the dough it will be very hard to scoop.
- Using a standard cookie scooper, form balls and place them about 2” apart on a baking sheet.
- If you don’t have a cookie scooper you can use a tablespoon and roll them into balls.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- The cookies should be a nice shade of golden brown, but don’t let them overbake.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
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