These Maple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are inspired by something my mom shared at Thanksgiving. I had one and was hooked. I may have had three or four. In the closet. Cause I was stuffin my face ya’ll. (Now I can’t stop making them all year long!)
So I rushed home and tried to recreate it as best I knew how. As you know I am baking a storm during the Christmas season and have found some new favorites! Be sure to try my always popular Sugar Cookie Recipe as well as the World’s BEST Snickerdoodle Recipe if you are baking like I am!
Maple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
It is a jazzed-up oatmeal cookie with a delectable maple glaze. Turns out it is from a famous bakery!! Genius, those bakers. The subtle maple creates magical things when paired with an oatmeal raisin cookie.
That maple glaze is so rich, so complimentary to that subtle sweet spicy cookie, it’s like a match made in cookie heaven.
I will never be able to eat a plain oatmeal cookie again.
And when I say never I mean I totally will I am just being overly dramatic. It’s just my way.
Seriously. I bet you have everything to make these in your pantry.
And although I recommend using PURE (organic even) Maple Syrup, if you don’t have any and want to make these, you can substitute the other stuff. If you are using a maple syrup that has corn syrup, you can omit the butter and heating and just add confectioner’s sugar to it.
These cookies are sure to be a family favorite!
Check out my Christmas Cookies and Cookies for more amazing recipes!
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies with Maple Glaze
Ingredients
Cookies
- ¾ cup brandy or rum, for soaking raisins (optional)
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins
Glaze
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Cookies
- (Optional) Pour brandy into a microwave safe measuring cup and heat for about a minute in the microwave. Place raisins in a bowl and pour the warm brandy over top. Set aside so the raisins can soak up the brandy.
- In your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the butter and sugars. Cream for 2-3 minutes or until they are fully incorporated and fluffy.
- Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Turn the mixer off and add in the flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- With the mixer on low, mix until just combined.
- Pour the excess brandy off of the raisins and add the raisins to the cookie dough.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or up to overnight.
- When you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat oven to 350°F.
- Use a cookie scoop (Mine holds about 1 ½ tablespoons of batter) and drop dough onto the baking sheet about 2 inches between.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden. The top of the cookie may appear a little wet, but they will continue to bake out of the oven. You don’t want the cookies raw, so make sure they bake for at least 8 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, move to a cooling rack.
Glaze
- In a saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter and maple syrup over medium-low heat until fully incorporated.
- Remove from heat and add 1 cup confectioners' sugar.
- Pour 1-2 tablespoons of glaze over each cooled cookie.
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Some of us around my house aren’t raisin fans, so I substituted dried cranberries. Delicious with the maple glaze!
Cant wait to try these. Can I simply soak raisins in water to soften them instead of alcohol? Can you recommend something else non alcoholic to soak them in. Would apple juice do well? Thanks
YUM. Oh my gosh. YUM. These cookies are the best ever. Amanda. Everyday I read what you write. You are a beautiful and brilliant homemaker. I am well up in age and the way you cook is exactly the way I like it. I’m soooo happy that I found you. Keep it going Young Lady. Happy Day. Patricia
Have made these several times. Were loved by all.
Sunrise orchard makes a oatmeal caramel apple cookie and it’s the best cookie I have ever tasted. It has small pieces of dried apples caramel chips and you can taste I think it’s brown sugar and oatmeal. If you have any recipe for this I would LOVE to get it. Normally I’m not a big cookie person but those changed my mind. They froze perfectly also.
Can you freeze these with the frosting on?
Love oatmeal raisin cookies have to try this recipe making today
Does the frposting harden or “firm Up” in order to stack? Thank you Love!! Ps love all of your recipes!!
Yes, it should harden enough to stack!
I would love to see some cookie recipes for those of us who have diabetes. Thank you..I enjoy your recipes very mucn
do you have a recipe for coconut brittle. Woolworths or Kresges sold it way back when