Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes
Dear Future Husband and Future Children,
While it’s clear that the universe hasn’t yet pressed us together into a family mold, I think it prudent to get a few things about our life out in the open. You know, for the sake of transparency.
Future Husband! In all likelihood, I think you’re the coolest guy around. You’re awesome. While I’m certain there are things you do that drive me a little mad, the fact that you help me with the dishes and make me tea in the morning just makes me swoon. I’m a little quirky. You’re probably a little nutty too. That’s only fair. You should know that I sometimes show my love in… pancakes, piles and piles of warm pancakes. Pancakes for breakfast. Pancakes for a snack. Pancakes for dinner. Pancakes. It’s important that you like, no, loooove pancakes and understand that when I make giant plates of them for breakfast, I’m just trying to show you how much I love you. Deal?
Future Children! You’re super cute. You must be just adorable. You should know that I want to squeeze you constantly. When I mix up your names, you should know that it’s not that I don’t know your names… it’s just that things get a little complicated when I’m trying to wrangle all y’all. Eat your broccoli. It will make you beautiful, or at least that’s what my Mom used to tell me. When you feel mortified by my very presence in your teenage years, just realize that that’s all part of the game. I’m actually not that uncool and you’ll realize that at some point.
Also, like I told your father, I’m going to make you piles and piles of pancakes some mornings. Eat them, because I love you and you love me, and we love pancakes.
Thanks Future Husband. Thanks Future Children. I love you like crazy. K. Thanks. Bye.
Future Wife/Future Mother,
Joy
What could go wrong when fluffy pancakes meet oatmeal raisin cookies? Nothing, just sheer delicious, breakfast times. These pancakes are not overwhelmingly sweet, but have just the right balance of fluff, oats, cinnamon and raisins. With pure maple syrup, these are out of this world! Show some love. Make someone pancakes!
Oatmeal Cookie Pancakes
makes loads of pancakes, enough for four people
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
heaping 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
healthy pinch of freshly ground nutmeg
2 cups buttermilk
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
4 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup golden raisins
oil or cooking spray (for cooking)
Step 1: In a large bowl beat eggs. Add buttermilk, butter , maple syrup and vanilla and mix well. Add flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. Mix well until mostly smooth. Fold in raisins and let batter set for a few minutes.
Step 2: Heat griddle or pan over medium heat. Add a teaspoon of oil to the pan or spray with cooking spray. You can test to see if the pan is hot enough by adding a few drops of water, when the drops start to dance its hot enough.
Step 3: Pour 2 Tablespoons of batter onto the griddle. Cook on the first side until bubbles that form start to pop. You can also gently lift up the pancake to make sure the bottom is not overcooking, if it is the pan may be too hot and you will need to adjust the heat. Flip the pancake over with a spatula and cook until golden brown. Repeat until all the batter is gone. Let cooked pancakes rest on a heat proof plate in a 200 degree F oven until ready to serve.
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You know a super-cute letter like that is going to spark proposals right? In fact, I’m finding it hard not to offer one myself! You’d be the most wonderful wife and mother, and those pancakes would seal the deal if you ask me!
Love this post!
I think one day, you should let future husband make you pancakes!
Love the note to future husband and kids! Yum yum!
Yeah, who could resist? And these pancakes look amazing. Really beautiful photos.
Would you offer those pancakes to a sister-in-law? I have a brother! I am totally making those pancakes tomorrow. Saturday morning, EVERY Saturday morning, is pancake day in our house. Unfortunately, I often have to substitute ingredients in your recipes because I just don’t have a lot of the items that are available in the good ol’ US of A. Nonetheless, I’ve made some pretty wicked good food from your recipes!
MARRY ME!! Sure, there are a few technicalities, but I love pancakes and you love pancakes, so we can figure out the rest =)
Great recipe, I love oatmeal and i love pancakes.
This will be making me happy this weekend! YAY!
This has got to be one of my favorite food blog posts ever! Those pancakes look amazing. I wish I was more motivated to make pancakes in the morning but I’m all about instant gratification with my breakfast.
Dear Joy’s future husband,
You are truly the luckiest person in the world! To be married to such a great cook, writer, and good spirit. I’m enclosing some rubber gloves so you can do all the dishes all the time. You’ll be so happy with Joy that you’ll beg her to clean the house too.
I adore how organically your recipes flow from your posts. After that sweet letter, what else could have followed but the earthy old-fashioned goodness of oatmeal cookies wrapped in a pancake?
I am SO making these this weekend. I love breakfast treats on weekends and these pancake cookies are perfect!
these look fab! attempting them tomorrow…
We are one in the same when it comes to pancakes. I would eat them everyday if I could.
i could eat pancakes all day long
loves!!!!
i love that plate.
I’m craving pancakes now! Those oatmeal cookie pancakes look addicting!!
well with all that positivity about a cool future husband it’s bound to happen for sure. love it.
and love these crazy-tasting pancakes
Joy, those look fabulous! I can’t wait to try them out on my family. Question for you: What is the pattern/manufacturer of the plates you use? They are just beautiful!!
These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them. Yay pancakes! :)
You are so hilarious Joy! I love your posts!
Pancakes=Love, absolutely. But you say it so much better!
Pancake dinner, please.
Cute and very clever post. LOL
I think someone may need to start workin’ on that family soon!
The pancakes sound great. So yummy.
I’ll second Rebecca, but I WILL propose! Joy, will you marry me? Does it matter that I’m a woman? And married already? And have 2 kids of my own? We would love to have you make pancakes for us day and night, every day, forever and ever…
i love pancakes. i love oatmeal. i love cookies. these are right up my alley! i can’t wait to try them.
Love is powered by the cookies (or pancakes) we make for men. Sad, but very true! They look delish! I can’t take my eyes off the beautiful plate that they’re on. I hope you have a whole collection of them.
That letter to the future hubby is so cute :) The pancakes look so so yummy :)
The post was so sweet it literally brought a smile to my face. I am totally thinking of making these this weekend. Love your style Joy! And I second, third, fourth, etc. your futurehusband and futurekids will absolutely adore you!
Seriously, that letter is THE cutest… it shows how loving and silly you are… Looking forward to trying the recipe <3
I feel like I also need to send this letter to my future husband too…just so he knows that my pancake making is a representation of my love for him. This is great! Making these tomorrow. Thanks!!
oh my goodness, i’m sure all the future joys will enjoy these pancakes. as will i enjoy these – most likely, tomorrow at breakfast. thank you.
I’M DROOLING!!!! YUM!!
This is soooo sweet!
Here in Hungary we make absolutely different pancakes, but my super cool husband and my one and only super sweet little boy love the pancake breakfast inspired by your blog!
Thank you, and I wish you will be just as happy with your future pancake loving family as happy I am.
What’s not to like! They sound delicious.
I know what I want for breakfast tomorrow!! YUM!
i hope your future hubby is reading! :) and drooling…
those plates…i think that my grandmother had the same ones, except with blue trim instead of green! they are so fun!
Such a good post! As a married mother of three, I understand the power of pancakes.
I can just picture a little mini-Joy toddler sitting in a high chair, with a big grin on her face, and syrup dripping slowly down her chin and onto her bib. Heaven. :)
Looks delicious, as always!
Joy
you are so cute! I just love your blog, I am been reading it for a while now and you are definitely one of my favorites. This was your cutest bog yet!! Can’t wait to keep reading. p.s check out me and my friends blog if you like!!! http://www.awholeafternoon.blogspot.com
<3 Jacqueline M
Your future kids and hubby are SO lucky! I think I will make these for my children and husband tomorrow morning! They sound delicious! Loved the letter. Totally cute. :)
That may very well be the cutest, sweetest, funnest post I’ve ever read! I love it! And you know I love pancakes too! Can’t wait to try these ones!
I hope to be reading all about your husband and children one day soon, and maybe some gorgeous family baking photographs too :)
Dear My Future Best Friend,
It is so nice of you to make me pancakes while I’m brewing us a nice cup of tea. Thank you so much for being such a great friend.
Regards,
Your Future Best Friend
Oh Joy, you are truly delightful!
I’ll marry you! What a genius idea, I want a stack right now.
GEESSHHH! I’LL marry you!
Dear Joy the Baker,
Should you find yourself in need of a pancake depository until future husband and future children are hungry, give me a call and I will be right over. I will even bring a hungry child, if so instructed.
– Kate
You’re just too, cute, lady. And once again, a darn tasty lookin’ recipe!
p.s. Now I feel bad because I don’t make my husband and children pancakes everyday. Do I not love them? ;)