German Oatmeal Cookies (Haferplätzchen)

Step 1

Melt the butter in a medium-sized pot on the stove while stirring. Add the oats, coat them with the butter, and remove the pot from the stove.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix the egg and sugar with the normal beaters of your electric mixer until creamy.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Give everything a good stir and add it to the large bowl in small increments while beating with your electric mixer on a low setting. Set your mixer aside.

Step 4

Fold in the oat and butter mixture with a spatula until everything is well combined.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 6

Use a heaping teaspoon of dough per cookie and place it onto the parchment with lots of space between the cookies (they will increase their size quite a bit in the oven).

Step 7

Bake the cookies in the oven for around 12 minutes until the edges start to brown. Since every oven is different, the baking time might vary slightly.

Step 8

Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes. Then carefully transfer the cookies to a cooling tray.