Maple Oatmeal Cookies

Many oatmeal cookie recipes are sweetened with bananas, but these soft-baked cookies are sweetened with maple syrup. They are fluffy, yet chewy and will become your new favorite snack! No special mixers are required as everything comes together in one bowl and bakes up in just 12 minutes!

If you love these cookies and are looking for other fun recipes that incorporate oats, be sure to try out these carrot oatmeal cookies, strawberry banana oat bars, and blueberry banana oatmeal bites!

What You’ll Need

Here is what you’ll need to make these maple syrup oatmeal cookies:

• Rolled Oats: I love baking with rolled oats as they are packed with nutrition! Gluten-free rolled oats make these granola bars gluten-free.
• All-Purpose Flour: Give the cookies a light and fluffy texture when baked.
• Egg: Used as a binder to help hold the cookies together.
• Maple Syrup: The main source of sweetness for these cookies.
• Melted Butter: For added moisture and flavor in the cookies
• Vanilla Extract: For added flavor and that classic cookie taste.
• Baking Powder: Leavening agent to allow the cookies to rise.
• Add-Ins: Chocolate chips, raisins, or chopped nuts are great add-ins for added flavor and crunch. Our favorite is chocolate chips!

See the recipe card below for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Ingredient Substitutions & Additions

• All-Purpose Flour: The all-purpose flour may be replaced with whole wheat or white whole wheat flour. I don’t recommend swapping it out with oat flour as the cookies will be dense and will not have the same fluffy texture.
• Egg: You may replace the egg with a flax egg. To make one flax egg, combine 3 tablespoons of water with 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed. Let the mixture sit in the fridge for about 15 minutes until it forms a gel-like texture. 
• Melted Butter: The butter may be replaced with equal parts oil.

Step By Step Instructions

STEP 1: Add the maple syrup, melted butter, egg, and vanilla into a bowl and mix until well combined (Images 1 & 2).

STEP 2: Add the oats, flour, and baking powder into the bowl and mix until incorporated (Images 3 & 4).

STEP 3: Add the chocolate chips (or add-ins of choice) and mix until combined (Images 5 & 6).

STEP 4: Scoop out heaping tablespoon-sized portions onto a parchment paper-lined pan and use your hands to flatten and shape the cookies (I made 15 cookies with this mixture). Leave some space between the cookies as they will spread slightly. Please note that the batter is wet and sticky (unlike a typical cookie batter), so it may help to wet your hands a little while shaping. If you’d like, sprinkle additional toppings on top of each cookie (Image 7).

STEP 5: Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes, or until the edges are slightly brown (Image 8). Let them cool completely before serving.