This is the perfect cookie to have for dessert and eat for breakfast with a hot cup o’ joe. I always make sure and save a few to secretly eat after my kiddos have gone off to school!
Oatmeal Craisin Cookies with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
: sarah
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Ingredients
- OATMEAL COOKIES:
- 1 cup of butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2½ tsp vanilla
- 1¼ cup flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2½ cups oatmeal
- 1 cup craisins
- 1 cup chopped nuts. I add either pecans or walnuts.
- MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 4 oz cream cheese
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2-3 tsp maple flavored extract. I usually add more because I like a strong maple flavor.
- Cream all ingredients until smooth
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- In a mixer cream butter and the sugars together.
- Add and mix in eggs.
- Add and mix vanilla.
- In a separate bowl add and mix: flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda & oatmeal.
- Add dry ingredients to mixer and mix until incorporated.
- Mix in craisins & nuts.
- Put in fridge for 30 minutes. This is helpful to let the butter harden back up or else you’ll have flat cookies.
- Drop tablespoon balls onto cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Take them out and let them sit for 5 minutes and then frost with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Once cooled, store in an air tight container in the fridge.
