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    Home » Desserts » Cookies, Bars & Brownies » Oatmeal Lace Cookies

    Oatmeal Lace Cookies

    Mar 28, 2020 · by Valentina · 25 Comments

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    These Oatmeal Lace Cookies are gluten-free and full of chocolate and dried cherries. Crisp and buttery, they're so delicious that they'll become your new go-to cookie!Tall stack of Oatmeal Lace Cookies with white background.

    These are my favorite gluten-free cookies of the moment.

    Gluten-Free Oatmeal Lace Cookies are easy to make, super delicious and fun.

    They are not your typical oatmeal cookies -- for a more traditional oatmeal cookie , you'll love these.

    food processor with oats inside

    What are Lace Cookies?

    -Lace cookies originated in Italy. (FYI, though incredibly delicious, my recipe is not authentically Italian.)

    -They’re very thin and have many tiny holes in them. Much like lace, all of the tiny holes create a very delicate and see-through appearance. This is how they got their name.

    -Lace cookies are quite crunchy and have a distinct buttery taste. They will vary in specific ingredients, and are often seen with oats and almond flour. 

    -Lace cookies are more often than not, made without mix-ins. I however, couldn't resist and with a few additions, every bite has a nutty flavor and chocolate.

    -It's common to see two lace cookies sandwiched together with melted chocolate in the middle.

    -My Oatmeal Lace Cookies are especially unique because they're gluten-free. (A typical lace cookie involves a little flour.)

    oatmeal lace cookie dough shaped into a ball with cookie scoop

    What ingredients are in Oatmeal Lace Cookies?

    • oat flour
    • almond flour/meal
    • baking soda, baking powder,
    • xanthan gum
    • salt
    • unsalted butter
    • eggs
    • granulated sugar
    • brown sugar
    • vanilla extract
    • semisweet chocolate chips
    • dried cherries
    • rolled oats

    oatmeal lace cookies in the oven on sheet pan

    How to Make Them

    These delicate cookies are super easy to whip up!

    1. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
    2. Mix all of the wet ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl.
    3. Combine the two mixtures in the bowl with the flour, and then fold in the chocolate, cherries and oats.
    4. Shape the cookie dough into balls on prepared baking sheets, with enough room between them to spread.
    5. Bake until the edges are golden and cool on the baking sheet, not on a wire rack.
    6. Eat!

    (More detailed instructions for Oatmeal Lace Cookies are in the recipe card below.)

    baked lace cookies on parchment

    Can you freeze Oatmeal Lace Cookies?

    Yes you can.

    Prepare them for the freezer carefully though. It's best to place them in single layers in a large plastic airtight container, with wax paper or parchment paper between them. Be sure the container is sealed tightly. They can be frozen up to a month.

    They can also be stored at room temperature. Again, in single layers in a large plastic container, with wax paper or parchment paper between them. (They lose some of their crispness after being stored for a day or so.)

    Several lace cookies in messy pile

    Recipe Tips and Substitutions

    -You can make these without the chocolate and cherries, though I think these ingredients are part of what make them super delicious.

    -If you don't like cherries, try dried cranberries, currants or raisins.

    -It's very easy to make your own oat flour by putting oats in a food processor with the blade attachment and blending until you've got a fine powder. You can also purchase oat flour here.

    -It's important that you leave ample space between the cookies before you bake them. They will definitely spread!

    -Let them cool 100% on the baking sheet. Oatmeal Lace Cookies are fragile at first, but once cool, they're easy to lift off the baking sheet.

    -While I mentioned that you can freeze them, they are the most crisp as soon as they've cooled down from baking.

    one lace cookin standing on it's edge

    Whether you're gluten-free or not, I think you will really love these Oatmeal Lace Cookie recipe.

    These are lovely cookies any time, and they're especially fun for a cookie exchange during the holiday season.

    More delicious gluten-free cookie recipes:

    • Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
    • Gluten-Free Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Gluten-Free Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Gluten-Free Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies
    • Flourless Chocolate Mudslide Cookies
    tall stack of oatmeal lace cookies with white wood background

    Oatmeal Lace Cookies

    Valentina K. Wein
    These Oatmeal Lace Cookies are gluten-free and full of chocolate and dried cherries. Crisp and buttery, they're so delicious that they'll become your new gluten-free go-to cookie!
    Makes about 6 dozen
    5 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Cooling Time 15 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 36
    Calories 176 kcal

    Equipment

    • cookie scoop
    • baking sheets

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 cup oat flour (see notes)
    • 1 cup almond meal
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
    • ¾ teaspoons baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
    • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • ½ cup golden or dark brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
    • 1½ cups dried cherries, roughly chopped
    • ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats

    Instructions
     

    • Set the oven and prep the baking sheets. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper.
    • Make the batter. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, almond meal, salt, xanthan gum, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
      In another large mixing bowl, combine the butter with the vanilla and sugars. Mix until everything is evenly blended. Then add the eggs and again, mix to blend.
      Add the dry ingredient mixture to the wet ingredients and mix just until you no longer see dry areas.
    • Shape. Use a 1¼ inch cookie scoop to shape the cookies into balls of dough, placing them on the parchment-lined baking sheets as you go. There should be about 10 to 12 per sheet, with at least 2 to 3 inches between them.
    • Bake. Bake in the preheated 350°F oven until the cookies are golden along the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Let them cool completely on the baking sheets, at least 15 minutes.
    • These cookies will become quite flat when you bake them. That's how they should be. Though delicate, they hold together very well, and when you hold them up to the light and you'll see why they're called lace cookies!

    Notes

    It's very easy to make your own oat flour by putting oats in a food processor with the blade attachment and blending until you've got a fine powder. You can also purchase oat flour here.
    Calorie count is only an estimate.
     
    Keywords great for cookie exchange, holiday cookies
    Have you tried this recipe?I'd love to see it on Instagram! Tag me at @cookingontheweekends or leave a comment & rating below.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Carol Szafalowicz

      March 28, 2020 at 5:36 pm

      Can you make these with just regular flour?

      Reply
      • valentina

        March 29, 2020 at 9:14 am

        Hi Carol, I wish I could tell you for sure, but I haven't made them with regular AP flour. I don't think the lace-like texture will be the same. I think it's worth a try, but I would do half of the recipe or less so you don't waste ingredients if they don't turn out. Leave out the xanthan gum if you use regular AP flour. I will try a batch too, as soon as I can, and let you know in case I do it first. 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
        • valentina

          April 01, 2020 at 1:47 pm

          Hi Carol, Today I tried these with the regular AP flour. As I suspected, they don't have the lacey texture -- but, they're delicious! The texture is quite similar to that of a typical chocolate chip cookie. I will send you a photo via email. 🙂 ~Valentina

          Reply
    2. angiesrecipes

      March 28, 2020 at 8:36 pm

      I always adore oatmeal lace cookies...these look so perfectly thin and crisp. Yummy!

      Reply
      • valentina

        March 29, 2020 at 9:14 am

        Thanks Angie! Hope you enjoy. 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    3. Ron

      March 30, 2020 at 3:16 am

      Valentina, your oatmeal lace cookies look wonderful. We have a neighbor who doesn't do glutin so this will be a perfect recipe to make for our next fika (coffee break). Not sure when that'll be as we're self-isolating just now, but I'll keep this one close by so when this pandemic passes (and it will) I can whip up a batch to celebrate with them.

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 01, 2020 at 5:42 pm

        Thank you, Ron. And I love the positivity you threw in there. It will pass, indeed. I do love the idea of Fika. I think I might have to institute that here at home -- a family Fika during quarantine. I assume the idea is getting together with friends and family, but hoping it's okay to break tradition in this case. 😉 Hope you love the cookies when you get around to them. Enjoy and stay safe and well! 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    4. Dawn - Girl Heart Food

      March 30, 2020 at 6:44 am

      They look so buttery and crunchy! Love a big stack right now with my coffee! Have a lovely week ahead 🙂

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 01, 2020 at 5:43 pm

        Dawn, they are SOOOO buttery. Hope you love them. Perfect with coffee. A lovely quarantine snack. 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    5. David Scott Allen

      March 30, 2020 at 6:47 am

      I am always so impressed by your cookie baking. Really, I am a slacker when it comes to cookies... a couple of times of year, maybe! And I learned something - lace cookies are from Italy. I always assumed they were from France! Thanks for that - it’s my one new bit of knowledge this week!

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 01, 2020 at 5:44 pm

        Thank you so much, David. I've always loved baking cookies -- since I was a little kid. Hope you are Mark are staying well! 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    6. Marissa

      March 30, 2020 at 3:42 pm

      I forgot all about lace cookies, and I've never had one that was as good as these look! So simple too. Excited to try these, Valentina!

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 01, 2020 at 5:45 pm

        Thank you, Marissa. Happy to remind you about lace cookies. 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    7. 2pots2cook

      March 31, 2020 at 12:09 am

      Thanks to you, I fell in love with GF ! Must try. Thank you and take care 🙂

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 01, 2020 at 5:45 pm

        Thanks, Davorka. Hoping you love them! 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    8. David @ Spiced

      March 31, 2020 at 3:31 am

      Oh man, I haven't had lace cookies in ages! My grandmother used to make a chocolate chip cookie that I swear had to be part-lace. It wasn't quite as airy, but it was more than a regular chocolate chip cookie. Anyways, I love oatmeal cookies, and I could totally go for one of these with my coffee right about now! 🙂

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 01, 2020 at 5:47 pm

        Thanks so much, David. Happy to remind you of a recipe your grandmother made. Perfect with coffee. 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    9. Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop

      April 01, 2020 at 5:39 am

      I love the laciness of these cookies! What a great crispy cookie- and those dried cherries! Double yum!

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 01, 2020 at 5:38 pm

        Love a double yum. Thank you, Kathy! 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    10. Jeff the Chef

      April 05, 2020 at 1:58 pm

      I swear I have memories of making a cookie like this when I was a kid, in French class. We had to cook from a French recipe, and it was a cookie just like this, and we would roll them up into cigars when they came out of the oven, and dip the ends in chocolate. Or did I dream that? It's such a vague memory.

      Reply
      • valentina

        April 07, 2020 at 3:47 pm

        Okay, I never cooked in my Spanish class. I got gypped. 😉 How fun that you got to bake in/for French class. I bet your memory is correct because I often see Lace cookies at bakeries half dipped in chocolate. And that sounds delicious. 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    11. dezi

      June 06, 2020 at 1:16 pm

      Hi Valentina, We are eating these cookies right now and I just had to get back to you with a thank you for another good cookie! Thank you so much for developing another good recipe. Love them. Dezi

      Reply
      • valentina

        June 07, 2020 at 4:29 pm

        Thank you, Dezi! I'm so happy you like these, and so appreciate your note. They are definitely one of our favorites. 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply
    12. Christina

      May 20, 2022 at 4:05 pm

      I LOVE these lace cookies and your added cherries are a fab idea!! I think I need to bake some, soon!!

      Reply
      • valentina

        May 29, 2022 at 8:18 pm

        Thank you, my friend! 🙂 ~Valentina

        Reply

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