Easy Maple Oatmeal Cookies
When it comes to fall desserts, there are two things that come to mind. One is anything having to do with maple syrup or maple flavoring like we used in our cake mix maple pecan cupcakes.
The other ingredient and flavor that says fall to me is oatmeal. Now, I realize that you can eat oatmeal year round, such as in overnight oats. But in my mind, you eat hot oatmeal when it starts getting cold out.
Recipe for Easy Maple Oatmeal Cookies
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Nevermind pumpkin spice, pass me some maple oatmeal when fall rolls around. Thus, our recipe for easy maple oatmeal cookies. It’s the perfect cookie to add to your collection of fall desserts, and I think you’re going to love it.
Below is a pictorial outline of the ingredients for this recipe. It includes every ingredient you’ll need — both for cookies and the glaze. There is one picture for the cookie ingredients, and then there is a separate ingredient outline for just the glaze.
You’ll notice that maple syrup plays a starring role in both the cookie recipes and the glaze that you’ll be drizzling on top of the baked cookies. To me, this is what makes this the perfect fall dessert. Or at least a dessert that evokes fall, if you choose to bake them another time of the year.
Maple Oatmeal Cookies and Glaze Ingredients
Here are the labeled ingredients for the maple oatmeal cookies.
Here are the labeled ingredients for making the glaze that you’ll drizzle on the maple oatmeal cookies.
Step-by-step Instructions
These are the step-by-step instructions for making the cookies.
Cookie instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Add flour, oats, cinnamon, and baking powder to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Add butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs to a separate large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. If you don’t have an electric mixer, you can use an immersion blender.
Add the dry ingredients and maple syrup to the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated and a soft dough is formed.
Scoop out balls of dough approximately 2 tablespoons in size, and place them, evenly spaced, on a baking sheet. You should be able to fit 12 on a standard-size baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 13-14 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to rest on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Glaze instructions
Here are the step-by-step instructions for making the glaze you’ll drizzle over the cookies after they cool.
Combine the powdered sugar, maple syrup, and 3 tablespoons of heavy cream in a small bowl and mix until smooth. Add the extra tablespoon of heavy cream if the glaze is too thick.
Drizzle the glaze generously over the cookies and top with a light dusting of cinnamon.
Easy Maple Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
Easy Maple Oatmeal Cookies Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter Make sure butter is at room temperature before using.
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup light brown sugar Measure it out as lightly packed in the measuring cup.
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 cups rolled oats You want old-fashioned oats, not instant oats.
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup Use pure maple syrup, not pancake syrup.
Glaze Ingredients
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup Use pure maple syrup, not pancake syrup.
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon Use for garnish
Instructions
Easy Maple Oatmeal Cookies Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add flour, oats, cinnamon, and baking powder to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Add butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs to a separate large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. If you don't have an electric mixer, you can use an immersion blender.
- Add the dry ingredients and maple syrup to the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated and a soft dough is formed.
- Scoop out balls of dough approximately 2 tablespoons in size, and place them, evenly spaced, on a baking sheet. You should be able to fit 12 on a standard-size baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 13-14 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to rest on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Glaze Instructions
- Combine the powdered sugar, maple syrup, and 3 tablespoons of heavy cream in a small bowl and mix until smooth.
- Add the extra tablespoon of heavy cream if the glaze is too thick.
- Drizzle the glaze generously over the cookies and top with a light dusting of cinnamon.
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
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