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Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

April 19, 2016 By Laura 15 Comments

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Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies are thick, sturdy, chewy cookies that can be made with raisins for added sweetness or dried tart cherries for zing. Keep reading to see what other cookies the Creative Cookie Exchange bakers would make in honor of their mothers for Mother’s Day!

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!

My choice for this month’s Creative Cookie Exchange celebrating Mother’s Day was a no brainer. Caramel might be my mom’s favorite flavor, but Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are her first pick, every time. Sadly for my mom, I think everyone else in the family might prefer Chocolate Chip Cookies (I know I do), so she actually does not get Oatmeal Raisin cookies that often. And extra sadly, she did not get these Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies this time either, since she is two hours away in Columbus. Ergo the dried cherries. Everyone in my family prefers dried tart cherries. So imagine them with dark raisins for my mom!

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!

My mom also loves brown sugar and maple. So when I came across this Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookie at Serious Eats I knew I had found a cookie to work with. Every baking recipe using maple I come across calls for grade B syrup, which has a much stronger maple flavor. Of course I always have grade A on hand because that tends to be what is sold for topping pancakes. My solution is not to buy different syrup, but instead to add maple syrup extract. Whichever route you take, the different sweeteners definitely darken these cookies. So I had better luck baking these at 325 F.

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!

My favorite “dried fruit” oatmeal cookies are probably still the Coconut Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookies, which would horrify my mom because of the coconut flakes. But Sammy and I especially still really enjoyed these Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies. I recommend using a Ceylon cinnamon, so that it complements the maple flavor instead of trying to overtake it. If all you have is a cassia cinnamon, use about half as much. Keep reading to see what other cookies we baked up in honor of our moms–and tell me: what cookie would you bake for your mom on Mother’s Day?

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!

5 from 1 vote
Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!
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Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries
These cookies bake up much more nicely if the dough rests for at least 3 hours and preferably overnight, so plan ahead! Adapted from Serious Eats.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Cookies
Author: TheSpicedLife
Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup (95 g) AP flour
  • 1 scant t Ceylon cinnamon
  • 1/2 t fine sea salt
  • 1/4 t baking soda
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled a bit
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 T maple syrup
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • 1 t maple syrup extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 3/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 cup dried tart cherries or other dried fruit of choice
Instructions
  1. Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
  2. Whisk together the butter and brown sugar. Whisk in the maple syrup. Whisk in the extracts and egg.
  3. Mix in the flour mixture gently. Then mix in the oats and dried cherries. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
  4. When you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 325 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  5. Scoop out 2-tablespoon sized balls of dough, placing 6 to a baking sheet. Bake for 13-16 minutes, until the cookies are set, browned, and just turning dry (as opposed to wet raw) in the center.
  6. Let cool completely on the cookie sheet on a cooling rack.

Mother’s Day is coming! And what better cookies to make than those either in honor of or for our mothers?

You can also use us as a great resource for cookie recipes. Be sure to check out our Pinterest Board and our monthly posts (you can find all of them here at The Spiced Life). You will be able to find them the first Tuesday after the 15th of each month! Also, if you are looking for inspiration to get in the kitchen and start baking, check out what all of the hosting bloggers have made:

  • Classic Spritz Cookies from All That’s Left Are The Crumbs
  • White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
  • Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies from 2 Cookin’ Mamas
  • Crystallized Ginger Cookies from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
  • Candied Flower Shortbread Cookies from Live… Bake… Love…
  • Coconut cookies from Flours and frostings
  • Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries from The Spiced Life
  • Mint Chip Chocolate Cookies from A Baker’s House
  • Rhubarb Sauce Cookies from Food Lust People Love

And for those who love collages to pin:

Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries--or raisins!

Filed Under: blog events, cherries, cookies, Dried Cherries, dried fruit, oats, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, dried cherries, dried fruit, oatmeal, oats, raisins, rolled oats

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Comments

  1. mother says

    April 19, 2016 at 11:13 am

    I WANT my cookies!

    Reply
  2. Laura@ Baking in Pyjamas says

    April 19, 2016 at 11:42 am

    Love the comment above lol . These cookies look so so soooo yummy! I love raisin oatmeal cookies.

    Reply
  3. Faye says

    April 19, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    5 stars
    As usual, your cookies are so pretty. Love the tart cherries!

    Reply
  4. akshatha says

    April 19, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Love ur mom’s comment above! Brown sugar , maple , tart cherries , oatmeal… not a thing i don’t love in that!

    Reply
  5. Mayuri Patel says

    April 19, 2016 at 2:49 pm

    Your mum’s comment made me smile… cookies so delicious.

    Reply
  6. Holly says

    April 19, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    It’s funny how there is always a cookie that only one family member LOVES and it gets pushed aside for the favorite of the majority. That happens at my house too. I am a fan of both oatmeal cookies and would love this version.

    Reply
  7. Karen says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    Great hack on the maple syrup! I bet your mom is drooling over her computer screen right about now =)

    Reply
  8. mother says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    yes i am

    Reply
  9. Adriana Lopez Martin says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    What a delightful yummy recipe for cookies, the maple must be a wonderufl addition =)

    Reply
  10. Kristy @ Southern In Law says

    April 20, 2016 at 4:03 am

    Ooh, these look chewy and delicious! I love any kind of oatmeal cookie so these look perfect! <3

    Reply
  11. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    April 20, 2016 at 6:55 am

    How perfectly sweet and spiced! I love a good oatmeal cookie!

    Reply
  12. Citra Kale @Citra's Home Diary says

    April 20, 2016 at 10:15 am

    When come to cookies, I can be so selfish and keep 1 small jar for my own 🙂 Love your oatmeal and those spices you add on your recipe, keeper one!

    Reply
  13. Marye says

    April 20, 2016 at 10:49 am

    I love this! I definitely need to try them!

    Reply
  14. Kristina says

    April 20, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    hee, the comments from mother 🙂

    these sound SO good – I want some for breakfast!

    Reply
  15. Felice says

    April 24, 2016 at 5:56 am

    Your mom is too funny. You better make some cookies for her and mail them asap as she is waiting :). I love everything about these cookies and could easily see them becoming a favorite in my house too.

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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