Easy Oatmeal Cinnamon Cookies Recipe

Are you in search of the perfect treat to enjoy with a cup of tea or a glass of ice-cold milk? Look no further than these chunky oatmeal cinnamon cookies!

These cookies are the ultimate comfort food, and they're so easy to make. With just a handful of ingredients that are probably already in your pantry, you can have a batch of warm, delicious cookies ready to enjoy in just 15 minutes!

These delicious oatmeal cinnamon cookies have become a staple in our house over the years. They're perfect for a quick morning or afternoon snack, but are also robust enough to pack into lunchboxes or bring along on picnics.

They're loaded with wholesome oats, warm cinnamon, and just the right amount of sweetness. Plus, they're versatile enough that you can customise them to suit your tastes, adding in your favourite nuts, dried fruit, or even chocolate chips.

👩‍🍳 Love cookies? Try my easy ginger cookies or jammy Empire biscuits too!

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• ✔️ Why should you try it?
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 💭 Top tips
• 🍴 Serving suggestions
• 📖 Variations
• 🥡 Storage
• 🧊 Suitable for freezing?
• ❓ FAQS
• 😋Related recipes
• Recipe
• 💬 Comments

✔️ Why should you try it?

• Quick and Easy to Make: With just a handful of ingredients and a simple recipe, these oatmeal cookies can be whipped up in no time, making them the perfect choice when you're short of time but still want a delicious snack.
• Uses Pantry Staples: You don't need any fancy ingredients to make these cookies. They're made with pantry staples like flour, oats, butter, and sugar, which means you can make them any time without having to run to the shops for special ingredients.
• Can Be Frozen: These cookies freeze beautifully, which means you can make a big batch and store them in the freezer for later.
• A Delicious Snack or Post-Exercise Energy Boost: These cookies are the perfect snack when you need a boost of energy. They're loaded with complex carbs from the oats, which provide sustained energy, and just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy your cravings.
• Add Different Flavours to the Basic Recipe: While these cookies are delicious on their own, you can easily switch up the flavors by adding different ingredients to the basic recipe. Try adding chopped nuts, dried fruit, or chocolate chips to give your cookies a unique twist.

🥘 Ingredients

Cinnamon - the star ingredient in this recipe and gives these oatmeal cinnamon cookies their warm and comforting flavour. It's a popular spice in baking and known for its fragrant and slightly sweet taste.

Butter - use unsalted butter and bring it up to room temperature before using it in the recipe. This will ensure that it mixes well with the other ingredients and provides the right texture for the cookies.

Sugar - caster sugar or golden caster sugar can be used in this recipe, depending on your preference.

Golden Syrup - is a key ingredient in this recipe and gives the cookies a lovely chewy texture. If you don't have golden syrup on hand, honey can be used as a substitute.

Vanilla Extract - is used to add flavour to the cookies and give them a warm and comforting aroma. You could also use vanilla bean paste.

Self-Raising Flour - contains baking powder, which helps to leaven the cookie dough and create a tender light texture.

Bicarbonate of Soda - is a chemical leavening agent that reacts with the other ingredients in the dough to create carbon dioxide gas, which causes the dough to rise.

Oats - the main ingredient in these cookies which provide a hearty and wholesome texture. Rolled porridge oats are used in this recipe to give the cookies a chunky texture,

🔪 Instructions

The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post

One: Preheat the oven to 180°c (160 fan/ 350F/ Gas 4) and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.

Two: Heat the butter, sugar, and golden syrup in a saucepan on a low- medium heat and stir until fully melted.

Three: Stir the self-raising flour, oats, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, and vanilla extract into the melted butter and sugar mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until a dough forms.

Four: Take heaped teaspoons of the cookie mixture and place them well spaced onto the baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes in the oven. Once out of the oven, use a flat wide spatula and gently press them down flat. Leave to cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

💭 Top tips

• Leave plenty of space (at least 5cm) between your cookies on the baking tray as they will spread when baked.
• Use non-stick baking paper to line your trays. We wouldn't want any of the cookies sticking!
• Be careful not to overbake the cookies. They should be slightly golden brown around the edges but still soft in the middle. Overbaking can cause the cookies to become dry and hard.

🍴 Serving suggestions

Serve the cookies as snacks with a cup of tea or glass of milk, or pack them into lunchboxes and picnic hampers for a delicious energy-boosting treat.

We like to use these oatmeal cinnamon cookies to make ice cream sandwiches with homemade no churn honeycomb ice cream. They make a really quick and easy dessert that the kids love!

📖 Variations

There are many ways you could vary the basic oatmeal cinnamon cookie recipe. Here are a few ideas;

• Add a handful (about 50g) of raisins, sultana's, chopped dried apricots or chocolate chips to the mixture (at the same time as the flour).
• For a chewier texture, use soft light brown sugar instead of caster sugar.
• Grate in the zest of an orange for cinnamon orange cookies.
• Replace 25g of the flour with 25g of cocoa powder for chocolate cinnamon cookies.
• Add chopped pecan nuts or walnuts to the cookie mixture for added crunch and texture.

🥡 Storage

The cinnamon cookies can be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days. They will start to soften over time but will still be fine to eat.

🧊 Suitable for freezing?

Why not make a double batch and freeze half for another day? Allow the cookies to cool down completely before placing into a freezer safe container and freezing for up to 3 months. The cookies will take 1 hour to defrost.

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More oaty treats to try;

• Peanut Butter Flapjacks
• Golden Syrup Cookies
• Chocolate Chip Flapjacks
• Peanut Butter Porridge (vegan)
• Homemade Peanut Butter Granola
• Oat Flour Banana Bread
• Apple Pie Overnight Oats
• Melting Moments Biscuits

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