Unprocessed Oatmeal Maple Spice Cookies
- Ready In:
- 42mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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24 big cookies
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, browned
- 1⁄2 cup light olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup honey
- 1⁄2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 3 cups oatmeal
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄3 cup candied ginger, diced (optional)
- 1 cup raisins (optional)
- 1 cup toasted pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts (optional)
directions
- To brown butter: Put butter in a small sauce pan over medium high heat. Once butter has melted, continuously stir until you see it turn a caramel color. This generally takes 1-1/2 to 2 minutes. Do not stop stirring or the butter solids will burn. The browned butter will add a nice depth of flavor to your cookies. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- In a large bowl, mix cooled butter, olive oil, honey and maple syrup until well combined. Add eggs one at a time and beat until combined.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, sea salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture until all combined.
- If desired, mix in raisins and/or nuts.
- Allow dough to chill in the refrigerator for at least one hour and up to 24 hours.
- Note: The chilling step is important. These cookies will not hold their shape very well if baked before the dough is chilled.
- Preheat oven to 325°F (lower than most cookie recipes due to the honey, which can burn more easily).
- Scoop out cookies with a small ice cream scoop. Do not flatten the cookies. Because there is no baking powder in this recipe, this will help keep them from completely flattening out.
- Bake for 17-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Devour while still warm. Enjoy!
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TIP:
- Replace the listed options with dried cranberries and orange zest for another great flavor combination!
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