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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies

Published: Mar 8, 2021

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Gluten-Free Oatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies - Or "Annies", as I'm calling them - are chewy, comforting, a warmly spiced ..and SO tasty!

Close up photo of a plate of oatmeal cookies with visible butterscotch chips

Note: This recipe was first posted on my original blog, Celebration Generation, on September 22, 2020. It was transferred over to this blog - existing comments and all - on 3/8/2021

A few days ago, a friend messaged me on Facebook:

I got an unusual cookie from the local organic bakery today: oatmeal, butterscotch, and cardamom. It's really delish - but weirdly, I can't find a recipe for it on Pinterest. Passing it along as an idea for ya!

It sounded GOOD, so I asked for more details.

โ€œChewy. They are thick. The cardamom is fairly subtle, I think there's a bit of cinnamon in there too. It's quite sweet, and I think maybe something slightly acidic, like orange zest, could take it to the next level.โ€

I was glad that they mentioned orange, because I was thinking orange would go well with the initial description.

So, yes, challenge accepted!

Close up photo of a plate of oatmeal cookies with visible butterscotch chips

Gluten-Free Oatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies

I decided to make them gluten-free, as I wanted in on this deliciousness - obviously.

Another nice thing about making them gluten-free is that gluten-free oatmeal cookies - the way I do them, anyway - are better than wheat based oat cookies. I love using oat flour, especially - the taste and texture makes for a much better oatmeal cookie, IMHO.

These are basically a gluten-free oatmeal Scotchie cookie, but with the cinnamon swapped out for cardamom, and the addition of orange.

Scotchies are great - I donโ€™t make them often enough, TBH - but these are definitely elevated from that base idea.

โ€œWarmโ€ spices - Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cloves, Nutmeg, etc - all work really well with an oatmeal cooking, but I wouldnโ€™t have come up with the butterscotch + cardamom on my own. It was fantastic!

These were chewy, with a bit of a crispy texture on the outside. Cardamom and orange always work well together, and they actually worked really well with the butterscotch.

Weirdly, the cookie tastes like Christmas to me!

I tinkered with the amount of cardamom added, and settled one 1 ยฝ tsp. This made a nicely balanced cookie. If youโ€™re looking for a more in-you-face cardamom flavour, you could go to 2 tsp, or even 2 ยฝ for a VERY cardamom forward cookie.

Close up photo of a plate of oatmeal cookies with visible butterscotch chips

Naming Them

โ€œOatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies with Orangeโ€ is a bit of a mouthful, though. They kind of remind me of my "Sweet Ecstasy Cookies" in that sense- thereโ€™s a lot going on, so a nice, easy name - based on ingredients - doesnโ€™t work so well.

... so Iโ€™m calling these โ€œAnniesโ€, after the friend who brought the idea to my attention!

So, a bit about the namesake!

I met Annie (Instagram, Twitter) at Convergence one year, about a decade ago - I think maybe on Twitter as part of Convergence? - and they are all kinds of awesome.

Theyโ€™re also a member of Misbehavinโ€™ Maidens, a nerdy, feminist comedy band!

Misbehavin Maidens band portrait

Here, their website description says it all:

โ€œThe Misbehavin' Maidens are a bawdy nerd-folk comedy band comprised of four women from the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area with a love of feminist, sex-positive music, LGBTQIA+ representation, parodies, drinking & fandom references for the 18+ geek crowd.

Performing in cosplay, pirate garb, and occasionally plain clothes, the group can be found at local theme bars and fandom conventions all across the countryโ€

If you can see the awesomeness in all of this, be sure to follow them on Twitter and Instagram.

Anyway, more about those cookies!

Aside from the added flavours - cardamom, orange, butterscotch - the flour mixture itself complements and supports the heft of the oats, and the cookies have a wonderful chew to them.

Close up photo of a plate of gluten-free oatmeal cookies with visible butterscotch chips

About the Oats

While oats are inherently gluten-free, they have a high risk of cross-contamination. For this reason, itโ€™s best to use oats and oat flour that are certified gluten-free, when you need the cookies to be gluten-free.

Oat Flour

As with the oats, if you need these cookies to be gluten-free, make sure youโ€™re starting with oat flour that is labeled as being gluten-free.

Canโ€™t find any? No problem! Measure about ยพ cup gluten-free oats into a food processor and let it rip. In a minute or two, youโ€™ll have your own oat flour!

Measure out your ยฝ cup from the ground oats - the ยพ cup starting amount is just an estimate, you may need a little more or a little less to make ยฝ cup.

Close up photo of a plate of gluten-free oatmeal cookies with visible butterscotch chips

How About NOT Gluten-Free?

So hereโ€™s the thing. You can totally make these as regular wheat flour cookies, but theyโ€™re not going to taste QUITE as good.

Iโ€™m not kidding when I say my gluten-free cookies taste as good OR BETTER than the wheat versions!

The flours I use for these cookies - Oat, Sorghum, and Coconut - all taste better than wheat flour. Not only that, the flavours of these flours work REALLY well together, with the oats, and with the cardamom and orange flavours. They just really play well together.

So even if youโ€™re not gluten-free, I recommend doing this recipe as-is. I promise you wonโ€™t be able to tell theyโ€™re gluten-free!

If you donโ€™t happen to have the flours on hand and want to go ahead with a wheat flour version, hereโ€™s how Iโ€™d suggest to do it:

- Leave the oat flour in there. You have oats for the recipe, after all! Just toss some in a food processor and let it rip. Oat flour just tastes so much better than wheat flour.

- Take out the Sorghum flour, Coconut Flour, Tapioca Starch, and Xanthan gum.

- Add in ยพ cup All-purpose (wheat) flour, with the dry ingredients mixture.

Close up photo of a plate of gluten-free oatmeal cookies with visible butterscotch chips

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... and thereโ€™s even more - be sure to check out our Gluten-Free Cookies and Bars recipe section!

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Well, the published nonsense, anyway!

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Now, on to that Gluten-Free Oatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies recipe!

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Oatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies

Gluten-Free Oatmeal Butterscotch Cardamom Cookies - Or "Annies", as I'm calling them - are chewy, comforting, a little spicy.. and SO tasty!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time13 minutes mins
Chilling time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 23 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Gluten-free
Servings: 30 large cookies
Calories: 185kcal

Equipment

  • 2 Baking Sheets
  • Parchment Paper
  • Ice Cream Scoop

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Butter softened
  • 1 cup Light brown sugar packed
  • ยฝ cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 Large eggs
  • Zest of one orange
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ยฝ cup Sorghum flour
  • ยฝ cup Gluten-free oat flour
  • ยผ cup Coconut flour
  • 1 tablespoon Tapioca Starch/Flour
  • 1 ยฝ teaspoon Ground Cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Xanthan gum
  • ยผ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ยฝ teaspoon Salt
  • 3 cups Gluten-free rolled oats
  • 1 ยฝ cups Butterscotch chips

Instructions

  • In stand mixer, cream butter and sugars until fluffy.
  • Add eggs, orange zest, and vanilla extract, beat until everything is fully incorporated and smooth.
  • In a large bowl, mix together flours, starch, baking soda, spices, xanthan gum, and salt.
  • Slowly add this dry mix to the mixer bowl, and carefully mix until well incorporated and smooth. Add oats and butterscotch chips, continue mixing just until well incorporated.
  • Wrap dough in plastic film, chill for 1 hour.
    A mound of butterscotch oatmeal cookie dough.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C), line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Roll 1.5" balls out of the cookie dough. I like to use an ice cream scoop for ease and consistency in size.
    Balls of gluten-free oatmeal cookie dough, arranged on a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Arrange dough balls on baking sheets. Leave at least 2" between cookies - they flatten out a fair amount.
  • Gently press the tops of each slightly - flatten JUST enough to prevent the dough from rolling.
  • Bake for 11-13 minutes. Cookies will look puffy, but flatten out as they cool. Do not over bake!
    A tray of freshly baked butterscotch oatmeal cardamom cookies.
  • Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes before removing from baking sheets.
  • Cool completely before storing in an airtight container

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 213IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

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Comments

  1. Annie

    March 08, 2021 at 7:10 am

    I am so damn excited to try these. Thanks for reverse-engineering this wonderfulness and adding new dimensions to improve on the one I tried!

    Reply
  2. Annie

    March 08, 2021 at 7:11 am

    5 stars
    These are way better than the inspiration cookie I tried! The original was great, but just a bit too sweet. The orange zest in this recipe really takes it to the next level. It's a unique and delicious cookie that would be fabulous crumbled over vanilla ice cream. I can't tell they're gluten-free, either!

    Reply
  3. Paige simpson

    October 05, 2021 at 1:50 pm

    Does it have to chill for an hour or can it be longer? Iโ€™m working from home and canโ€™t be away from my computer for very long. I just made the dough and I was going to let them chill until 3:30

    Reply
    • admin

      October 19, 2021 at 9:12 am

      It can be longer! It just works best after it's been chilling for at least an hour.

      Reply
  4. Paige Simpson

    July 17, 2022 at 9:39 pm

    Also, are these keto friendly?

    Reply
    • admin

      July 21, 2022 at 5:35 am

      Not even close!

      Reply
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