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Everyone seems to have a box of instant oatmeal packets hiding in their pantry or kitchen, sadly forgotten. While they make a quick breakfast, a lot of people get tired of the same old flavors of everyday oatmeal. Rather than throwing away money and letting oatmeal packets become trashcan bound, I try to re-purpose them.
Instant oatmeal packets aren’t just for breakfast, they also make wonderful, chewy oatmeal cookies unlike any other. This recipe is great because you can mix and match different combinations of oatmeal packet flavors together to create a different cookie every time. My favorites are the Maple & Brown Sugar mixed with Apples and Cinnamon, or Strawberries and Cream with Blueberries and Cream.
Instant Oatmeal Packet Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbs. milk
1 egg, room temperature
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
6 packets flavored instant oatmeal (can use all one flavor, or different combinations)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup of raisins or nuts (optional)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 . Beat softened butter with the white sugar and brown butter until smooth and creamy, then beat in the milk and egg until smooth. Meanwhile, stir the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl. Gently mix in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until evenly blended. Mix in the nuts or raisins (if using).
2. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets, flattening the tops of the cookie dough until they’re about 1/4 inch thick.
3. Bake for about 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies are light brown and crispy on the edges. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes. Place on cooling rack to cool completely.
Makes about 15-18 cookies
36 COMMENTS
BiBi
11 years agonot bad but I think the cookies need a splash of vanilla in its batter
Leila
7 years agoCan i make oatmeal bars with this recipe?
Keela Hite
11 years agoAdded chocolate chips and pecans very nice!!!
Hazel
11 years agoso how many grams should oat i use if i dont the one in packets?
Beth
10 years agoI just made these cookies. And they are really good. Now I know what to do with my instant oatmeal.
Modern Day Moms
10 years agoYum. What flavor did you use? :)
Patricia
10 years agoJust made these with apple cinnamon oatmeal. So good!
Modern Day Moms
10 years agoYay! Happy to hear :)
Candy
7 months agoOMG! THE BEST COOKIES EVER!! If you love fruity pebbles you HAVE GIT TO try these! I added dried blueberries and cranberries and we (my mom & I but mostly me!) ate them all in one night! TY!
Ainsley
10 years agoJust made these with a mixture of 2 low sugar apple cinnamon, 2 raisin and spice, and two steel cut oats maple and brown sugar flavoured. I put them in muffin liners and baked them in a muffin tin for super hearty breakfast on the go!
Modern Day Moms
10 years agoPerfect! Thanks for commenting :)
Candy
7 months agoTHE BEST COOKIES EVER! My mom and I (mostly me) ate them all in one night! I added dried blueberries and cranberries. If you love fruity pebbles you have got to make these. THANK YOU!!
Kate
10 years agoI used cinnamon and spice oatmeal, and added a packet of hot cocoa mix. Yummy.
Modern Day Moms
10 years agoYum! Thanks for sharing! :)
Lauren White
10 years agohmm…so I did a combination of oatmeal packets lol (Fruit and cream variety pack)
2Peach
2blueberry
1strawberry
1banana
As you can see I used what was left.
I also used vanilla soy milk instead of regular milk.
The cookies came out not too shabby. I think the mixture of random flavors over did it a bit haha. I call it “fruited oatmeal cookies” :)
Shaina Rizzo
10 years agoI used the Raisins and Spice oatmeal and the cookies turned out great! I was able to make 20 cookies with the mix!
(If anyone is curious, with 20 cookies, each cookie was about 145 calories)
jennifer roberson
10 years agoMade these with strawberries and cream oatmeal, and regular, and maple brown sugar. Added vanilla. So delicious couldn’t stop eating them! Any mix of oatmeal is good. I added nuts too.
Audrye Shirah
10 years agoThese are in the oven now <3 My home smells amazing. I used banana, blueberry, and strawberry. This will definitely fix my pregnancy cravings! Thanks!
Nj
10 years agoI made these with the cinnamon & spice added raisins and my husband loves them…he couldn’t tell the difference because I added a little bit of regular quaker oats texture, plus a little of my own tricks. I agree with the earlier comment about vanilla flavoring…just a capful does the trick. Thanks for this speedy recipe…LOVE IT!
Jacquie
10 years agoJust made these and they came out great. I used cinnamon roll instant oatmeal and only added the brown sugar. I then added mini chocolate chips, pecans, raisens and mini butterscotch chips. They were pretty loaded but we all loved them. Thank you for the recipe especially after I had (2) boxes of instant oatmeal sitting around after my 11 yr old said he didn’t like eating it anymore.
Devin
9 years agoJust whipped up a batch w/ all six packets of peaches & cream instant oatmeal. Cookies are too hot to eat, but the snippets of batter I munched on were delish! :p Great idea for those leftover packets (it’s ALWAYS the peaches & cream here, lol).
Modern Day Moms
9 years agoGreat to hear. Thank you!
Kelsey Cearley
9 years agoDo you think I could use plain instant oatmeal packets? Should I add any extra flavoring, maybe maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon? The packets are awful so I was hoping to repurpose them to cookies! Glad someone else did the kitchen test first!
Aly
9 years agoI made a batch of these using tge cookies and cream kind. My boyfriend absolutely loves them (he’s very picky)! I’ve tried tons of oatmeal cookie recipes, but this one is by far the best! Thank you for sharing!
Ines
9 years agoWill these still bake well if I cut the sugar in half?
Aubrey
8 years agoSO good! I added some salt and cut out a little sugar and added chocolate chips and they were AMAZING! I also added some cinnamon pumpkin seeds!
Andie D
8 years agoThese were really delicious. I used 4 packets of honey nut oatmeal and 2 packets of cinnamon brown sugar. I didn’t have any milk on hand so I substituted 1 tbsp. liquid vanilla coffee creamer. These turned out beautifully. My family loved them. Great recipe. Thank you.
Modern Day Moms
8 years agoAw! Great to hear! That was a sweet comment :)
C. Maus
8 years agoGreat recipe!!! I used the maple and brown sugar, flavored coffee creamer instead of milk an wheat flower in place of all purpose. They were soooo yummy!
RYAN WITTENAUER
8 years agoCould i just make the batter and bake it in an 8×8 or 9×9 and have one large cookie?
JBlevin
7 years agoNon-flavored works fine too! I used 6 packets of Trader Joe’s quinoa, amaranth, non flavored instant oatmeal that I couldn’t get anyone at home to touch. I couldn’t let them go to waste and was hoping someone had found a creative way to use the packets for cookies! Thank you! I added a dash of vanilla, raisins and pecans. So yummy!
Terri
7 years agoAny ideas for those who don’t use eggs? Everything I’ve tried so far is horrible and I’m currently banned from eggs.
Thank you
S
7 years agoMade this with my 4 year old. We used cinnamon and spice instant oatmeal packets plus added mini chocolate chips. We ate the warm cookies that broke as we transferred them to the cooling rack. We couldn’t wait for the cookies to cool!!! This was so yummy.
Elnora Johnson
7 years agoThese cookies reminded me of sugar free cookie. Not much flavor and not very sweet (maple and brown sugar). If I make then again, I will definitely use more sugar and add vanilla.
Jamie Mortinson
6 years agoI just made them with chopped walnuts, 1tsp vanilla extract and apple cinnamon oatmeal packets. I also cut the brown sugar back to 1/4 cup. They’re a really great cookie! I like crispy cookies so I baked mine for 11min. Perfect! ????