Best Maple Oat Chewies Recipes

MAPLE OAT CHEWIES (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Cream butter (a combination of half butter and half margarine works best) and sugars; add molasses, maple extract, and eggs; beat well.
• Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; add to dough; stir in oatmeal and crisp rice cereal.
• Drop heaping teaspoonfuls of dough onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until light golden-brown.
• Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets; remove cookies and cool completely on rack.
• Store cooled cookies in sealed container to preserve their chewy texture.

MAPLE OAT CHEWIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets. In large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar and margarine until light and fluffy. Add molasses, maple extract and eggs blend well. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt beat at medium speed until well blended. Stir in rolled oats and cereal. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets.Bake at 350°F. for 8 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes remove from cookie sheets.TIP: One cup butterscotch chips can be added with rolled oats and cereal, if desired.High Altitude-Above 3,500 feet: No change.Nutrition Per Serving (1 cookie): Calories 30 Protein 19 Carbohydrate 13g Fat 3g Sodium 30mgPICTURE: Top to bottom: Texan-Sized Almond Crunch Cookies, Maple Oat ChewiesFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.