Oatmeal Maple Cookie Bars-
Did you know that there is a national Oatmeal Cookie Day? It was April 30th! I am happy to share that my hubby’s favorite cookie had it’s very own day, giggle. But, for him any day is oatmeal cookie day 🙂 . I recently created this new recipe for Oatmeal Maple Cookie Bars. Hubby says it is more like cake. So call it what you will, either way I think it tastes great.
This is a migraine safe recipe, a low sugar recipe and a lactose free recipe. If you are not on a restricted diet please see notes and Katies Tid Bits below.
For the Oatmeal Maple Cookie Bars
What You Need
3/4 Cup milk ( I use lactose free Lactaid)
1/2 Cup margarine or butter (softened) I use dairy free margarine
2 Tbsp. Canola oil
1 Cup brown sugar substitute ( I use Splenda brown sugar)
11/4 Cup granulated sugar substitute ( I use Splenda)
3 Eggs
3 Tbsp. Maple syrup
1 1/2 Cups flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
2 tsp. Cinnamon
3 Cups quick cooking oats (uncooked) I use Quaker quick cook,
Non stick cooking spray ( I use Pam canola oil)
13 x 9 baking pan
2 Mixing bowls
Electric mixer
Wire cooling rack
Before You Start- Preheat to 350°, spray inside and bottom of baking pan with non stick spray
Lets Make It! In a mixing bowl, beat margarine (butter) and sugars on medium high until creamy, add eggs, canola oil and maple syrup, beat until well combined.
In second bowl combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and oats. Stir well to combine. Gradually add to wet ingredients beating on medium until well incorporated. Pour into prepared pan and bake on top rack of oven for 35-45 minutes, until golden (until toothpick inserted comes out clean). Let cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn onto wire wrap to continue cooling. Prepare topping.
For the Topping
3 Cups frozen blueberries (or fresh)
1 Cup water
1/2 Cup Splenda (or sugar)
1 Rounded Tbsp. corn starch
Saucepan
Small bowl
Whisk
Lets Make It! In a small bowl stir together corn starch and 3 tablespoons of water mix well to dissolve and set aside. In a saucepan combine 2 cups blueberries, 1/2 cup of water and splenda (or sugar) stir to combine. Heat over medium-high heat until you achieve a low boil (about 3-4 minutes) some blueberries will start to break apart. Add prepared corn starch and stir to combine. Bring back to a boil stir gently and reduce heat to low and simmer 3-5 minutes, or until sauce reaches a consistency similar to syrup. Note- you may need to add water, just a little bit, (about a tablespoon) if the blueberry sauce gets too thick. Remove blueberry sauce from heat. Add the remaining blueberries and stir gently. Serve spooned over the top of the Oatmeal Maple Bars.
*Katies Tid Bits- if you are not on a migraine safe diet add 3/4 cup of raisins when you mix the wet and dry together. Use butter instead of margarine and “real milk and sugars too.
I hope you are adding your cookie recipes to the Holiday Cookie Linky party .
Do you make a favorite oatmeal cookie or cookie bar recipe? Did you celebrate national oatmeal cookie day?
I hope you will enjoy my Oatmeal Maple Cookie Bars ♥
You can find my hubby’s favorite oatmeal raisin cookie recipe here See you at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop . You can start linking up tomorrow at 8PM (MST)
My husband and several friends get migraines so I will have to pass this on! And I’ll eat them just because they look amazing. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Found & Foraged!
Oh My Goodness, I have shared the goodness of this recipe in my Wordless Wednesday Post. Hope you can stop by and check it out.
Have a grand week!!!
Karren @Oh My Heartsie Girl
These look delicious! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Hello cute lady! This looks so good. Pinned. I love the new look. We really appreciate you taking the time to stop by our party. It wouldn’t be a party without you. Please join us on Monday at 7 pm. Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls
Ahhh…so yummy 🙂 xx
thank you my beautiful friend, it’s lovely with a cup of tea. xoxo
Sounds delicious!
thank you Marie, my hubby enjoys it with ice cream on the side 🙂 Hugs
Love that it’s labeled migraine-safe. It’s amazing how much weight goes into what we eat for SO many things, isn’t it? The cookie bars sound delicious. Pinning ’em.
Thank you Rosey, my new diet is challenging my recipe creating skills. But, it’s always fun to create new things. Luckily my hubby doesn’t mind being my taste tester ,giggle. 90 percent of my recipes these days are migraine safe. I’m happy you are enjoying them xo
You have the best recipes Katherine….and your posts are showing up again in my emails…yay!
Hi sweetie, thank you so much. I wonder why my feed wasn’t making it to you? I am so happy to have you stopping by again xoxoxo
This sounds delicious. I love the oatmeal texture and maple flavor combined!
me too it’s such a great combination of flavors. Hugs!
Loving the look of this recipe, would love to have you stop by to share this week on #WW.
Your blog is looking beautiful, you are doing a great job!
Thank you sweet Karren, I’m on my way to link up now xo
These looks so yummy and also just wanted to tell you I love your new blog design. Looks like a Genesis theme to me, which I absolutely love, love, love their themes, too 🙂 xoxo!!
Thank you sweetie. Yes I finally broke down and implemented the Genesis framework. You know your stuff my friend smooches and hugs!
Aww, great minds though must think alike though, because I was using it for my design site, but finally caved and switched over just yesterday for my Confessions blog, too! Loving it and really can’t go wrong with Genesis. Smooches and hugs, too!!!
These look delicious! I love maple..anything 🙂 ~Ree
Thank you, I hope you enjoy this bit of maple yumminess. xo