Small batch oatmeal cookies.
If you feel like things have been a little off around here lately, you're right.
This is the best time of year for fall baking, and I'm really not cranking out that many recipes for you. The truth is, I think my kitchen has a hex. I have had more recipe failures this past month than ever before.
First, it was the pumpkin muffins that were so dry, even the dog wouldn't go for one. Then, after years of making ganache, it fails me so many times in one day, it uses up my entire supply of chocolate. And trust me, I keep A LOT of chocolate on hand.
I've also been working on these peanut butter cookies with maple syrup. The first time I made them, I didn't measure and they were amazing. I can't duplicate it to save my life.
And I'm not sure I'm ready to talk about how I spent an entire week perfecting a small batch of croissants, only to have them turn out like crescent rolls every time. No flaky layers. Lots of buttery goodness, but no layers.
Something has to give! Luckily, it's these perfectly chewy small batch oatmeal cookies. These cookies have the soft chewy texture like the cookies in an oatmeal cream pie. I absolutely cannot resist them. Small batch oatmeal cookies for life. Life!
Also: sweet cinnamon glaze for life, too.
There are a few factors at play here that keep these small batch oatmeal cookies ultra-chewy. Can I bore you with them? One is the honey. The sugar crystals do their magic in the batter. The second magical component is the egg yolk.
I apologize for making you 'waste' an egg white, but don't forget, I have an entire section on my site devoted to using up extra egg whites. Or, extra egg yolks. I know, I'm so resourceful. Kudos to me.
Most of the time I rely on shortening for extra chewy cookies, but you guys really seem to hate when any of my recipes call for shortening. Sorry about that! I did test this recipe with 2 tablespoons of shortening + 3 tablespoons of butter, and yes, they are ever-so-slightly chewier. But, I think the honey and egg yolk have things covered.
Now, cover me in cinnamon glaze, wrap me up in a flannel scarf, and I'm set for fall.
The most delicious chewy cookies finished with a cinnamon glaze.Oatmeal Chewies
Ingredients
For the glaze:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 199Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 68mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 2g
Zainab @Blahnik Baker says
Hahhah the best recipes come from not measuring!! I also make things, measure and all, but forget to write it down and I can never remember how much I used. From now on, all cookies should be topped with glaze. It needs to be a rule.
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says
These look waaaaaayyyyyy too good!
Julia @ Sprinkled With Jules says
I have that happen all the time where I can't recreate a great recipe because I didn't write it down. Have I learned my lesson yet? Probably not! I'm glad you did measure for these cookies, however. Because they look perf!
Jennifer @ Show Me the Yummy says
First of all, your rings are adorable! Second, these cookies look incredible. I love, love, LOVE, chewy cookies :) Didn't know honey contributed to that!
Annalise @ Completely Delicious says
These sound incredible! I'm such a sucker for chewy oatmeal cookies.
Melanie | Melanie Makes says
That first photo makes me want to dive through my screen and snag the whole stack! Unfortunately, that's likely not what the term "touch screen" implies, right?
Becky (The Cookie Rookie) says
YUMMMMMM. That is all. Amazing!
Oh, that's not all. When is our tea date?? Let's make it happen soon!
Dionna @ Mash Makes says
Girl these look AMAZINGGG. I'm thinking I need to debut these at Thanksgiving!!!
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes says
CHEWIES!!!!!!!!!!!! best description ever.
Graham @ Glazed & Confused says
Soooo good. And yeah, it must be something in the air right now, because I've been experiencing some major baking fails lately. Thank god it passed for you, because these cookies look so bomb.