Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

Everyone has a go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe but not many have a go-to oatmeal cookie recipe.

As soon as I pulled these out of the oven and tasted them these became mine.

Chex is launching this month a line of oatmeal including flavored oatmeal packets and sent me some to try. I’m glad gluten-free oats aren’t a “specialty” food anymore and it’s easier to get classics like packaged oatmeal. The maple brown sugar flavor was by far the best breakfast I’ve had in a while.

Instead of loose oatmeal this recipe uses quick-cooking packaged oatmeal. It’s an easy way to add a lot of flavor. When you’re baking it’s better to use quick-cooking oats than rolled oats because they’ll bake faster and softer. 

I made mine with chocolate chips, but if you wanted to make these healthier you could add chopped walnuts, pecans, or even dried blueberries! Basically, if you’d have it with a bowl of oatmeal, it’s going to go great with these cookies. 

Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 14 minutes

Ingredients(Makes 24 cookies):

• 3 packets Chex gluten-free maple brown sugar oatmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose gluten-free or regular flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 2 eggs

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In a large bowl, mix together the oatmeal packets, flour, sugar, chocolate chips, and baking powder.
3. Add in the vanilla extract, butter, and eggs and mix thoroughly until it makes a soft dough.
4. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and flatten them out just a bit before putting them on a nonstick baking tray. 
5. Bake for 12-14 minutes until the bottoms begin to brown. 
6. Remove from the oven and let cool. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.