It’s the weekend!
And Father’s Day Weekend, at that.
Have you got your dad a present yet?
No?
{Me either. He is incredibly hard to buy for.}
Well, you’re in luck, because I have the perfect treat for you to whip up for him.
He will know how much you appreciate him.
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Cherry Oatmeal Pancake Cookies
{Gluten-Free}
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients:
- 3/4 C rolled oats
- 1 1/2 C oat flour *
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 C sugar
- 1/3 C packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 C dried cherries
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 C canola oil
* I didn’t have oat flour, so I took 2 C rolled oats and ground them in the food processor for about 30 seconds. In general, 1 C rolled oats produces 3/4 C oat flour.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix.
- In a smaller bowl, combine eggs, extracts, and oil. Beat lightly until mixture is well mixed.
- Combine the wet ingredients to the dry, and {you guessed it} mix.
- Using a 1 Tbs measuring spoon, drop cookie mixture on to parchment lined cookie sheets.
- Place one cookie sheet in the oven at a time. Bake for 14 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes, and enjoy!
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This is my first {successful}, all mine, no-following-a-recipe recipe!
Woohoo!
I must confess, when I baked these cookies, I didn’t have my dad in mind.
A little over three years ago, my boyfriend and I had our first date over pancakes in the cutest little diner you could think of. I wanted to do something nice for him since he is Rochester, and I am here – a little goodiebag. Obviously, I can’t send pancakes in the mail to him – but pancake cookies could most definitely be sent! An idea!
I was going for the fluffy-ness of a pancake, but in an oatmeal cookie form.
A triumph I would say!
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So here’s where I started.
o.a.t.s
I also ground some of our beloved oats to make the oat flour.
Another Stephanie first!
Add a little bit of sweetness.
Pack it down, baby.
The good stuff.
Dried fruit is so addicting. I couldn’t keep my hand out of the bag while I was making these.
Next comes the easy part: mix everything together and plop on a baking sheet.
Then the hard part: waiting those 14 minutes while they are in the oven, filling your house with the delectable aroma of fresh baked cookies. Ohhhhh. I am drooling.
I’ll take one.
Or two.
Or five…
And a few more cherries.
And a cold glass of milk.
I may or may not have spoiled my dinner [and only sent Collin 20 cookies - oops!]
Worth it!
So what are you waiting for?
Father’s Day is tomorrow! Get baking!
