Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe: an easy recipe for gluten free oatmeal cookies with a crispy exterior, soft & chewy interior, with cozy oatmeal flavor. The best GF oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
Welcome to my all-time favorite, best gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe! Yep, I just threw that cookie gauntlet down. And I’m not taking it back! 😉
These gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are crispy on the outside, just the perfect amount of chewy and soft on the inside, packed full of oatmeal & chocolate flavor, with just a hint of the perfect warm spices to highlight the cozy oatmeal chocolate chip comfort you’ve been searching for.
If you’ve been around Beaming Baker for a while, you know that I have a deep, deep passion for gluten free chocolate chip cookies. And after I changed my foolhardy outlook on all things oatmeal cookies, I realized that my passion (and yours, woohoo!!) extended ever so deeply for gluten free oatmeal cookies, too.
In fact… some of my most popular recipes are oatmeal cookies: easy gluten free oatmeal raisin cookies, easy healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, and gluten free double chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.
Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
So it was only natural that after 3+ years of working on gluten free (oatmeal) cookies, I finally, finally bit the bullet and went FOR IT: the best gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe. Ever. Yes, even better than my super popular gluten free vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.
Not to worry, we’re still gonna keep it healthy… we’re gonna keep it V & GF… and we’re still gonna use whole ingredients. But we’re also gonna go a lil’ more indulgent, a lil’ saucier, and have a lil’ more fun with these gluten free oatmeal cookies! Are you ready? Let’s bake this!
Check out the post below to find the answers to your common questions and more about this best gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe!
An easy recipe for Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies that are better than the rest–deliciously crispy edges, chewy centers and oodles of melty chocolate chips.
How to Make Easy Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
To make these easy gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies: Add all dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk until well mixed. Then do the same in a different bowl for the wet ingredients. Mix ‘em together, fold in vegan chocolate chips and chill! Scoop your gf oatmeal cookie dough onto the sheet, flatten just a bit, and bake. Cool, and it’s ready to enjoy. That’s really it. 😉
Tips & Tricks for the Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Use your favorite allergy-friendly chocolate chips: don’t worry about what other people think—focus on what you like, whether it’s the cheapest chocolate chips, or the hardest to find fancy chocolate chips. Use your fave & they’ll shine like a diamond (hehe) in your soon-to-be-favorite gluten free oatmeal cookies recipe!
- Don’t skip chilling the dough: you know I almost never ask you to chill the cookie dough (because: it’s fussy!). So when I ask, you know that it’s important. This ensures that the gf oatmeal cookie dough stays perfectly firm (aka: won’t spread like a mofo) when baked—it also enhances the flavor of the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
- Use super fine gluten free oat flour: when making your own homemade oat flour, make sure it’s super-fine aka free of coarse bits of oats.
- Use GF rolled oats or “old-fashioned” oats, not QUICK oats: quick or 1-minute oats are less thick, less chewy, and generally work differently in recipes that call for rolled oats.
- Use a cookie scoop: for uniform size and perfectly packed balls of gf oatmeal cookie dough.
- If you don’t like the flavor of coconut at all: try using refined coconut oil. It’s flavorless.
Substitution Notes for this Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
- Gluten Free Oat Flour: swap with gluten free all purpose flour. Do not substitute with coconut flour, almond flour, cassava flour, etc. Those flours will work very differently in this recipe. I do not recommend it. Can’t find gluten free oat flour? Try making your own with gluten free rolled oats. Follow this recipe for homemade oat flour or buy this gluten free oat flour.
- Coconut Oil: swap with melted vegan butter or flavorless cooking oil.
- Coconut Sugar: swap with organic brown sugar or cane sugar.
- Flax Egg: swap with a chia egg or regular eggs (if not vegan). Here’s a recipe for flax eggs, in case you’re not familiar.
- Maple Syrup: try another liquid sweetener with the same amount of sweetness.
- Note: The more ingredients you change in a recipe, the less likely you’ll get ideal results. Proceed with caution, have fun experimenting & enjoy!
Storing Your Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Store your gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container at room temperature, out of direct sunlight, away from heat sources. Store gf cookies for up to 2 weeks.
Can I Freeze this Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookie Recipe?
Yes, you can freeze these easy GF oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! After baking & cooling completely, store dairy-free cookies in a freezer-friendly bag or container. To enjoy the frozen oatmeal chocolate chip cookies: allow to thaw for 30 minutes at room temperature, or heat in the microwave for 5-10 seconds.
So whaddya think? Are you ready to blow all of your friends’ socks off with my best gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe? 🙂 Let’s bake it! You grab the chocolate chips, I’ll grab the gluten free oat flour! It’s truly such an honor to make these special healthy treats together. I can’t wait to hear what you think! In the mean time…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (GF, Vegan, Dairy-Free)
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 14 mins
- Total Time: 34 minutes
- Yield: 24-30 cookies (mine made 27) 1x
Description
Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (GF, Vegan, Dairy-Free): this easy vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe has a crispy exterior, soft & chewy interior, with cozy oatmeal flavor. It’s the best GF oatmeal chocolate chip cookies – gluten free, dairy-free and made with healthy ingredients! Refined Sugar-Free.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten free oat flour – if using homemade oat flour, make sure it’s very finely ground (not coarse)
- 1 ½ cups gluten free rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional, but recommended)
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup melted coconut oil
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons warm water, whisked together, set for 15 minutes)
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
Add-ins
- 1 cup vegan chocolate chips
Optional Topping
- 2–3 tablespoons vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients. Whisk until well-mixed.
- Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Whisk as long as you can. Switch to stirring and folding with a rubber spatula until no flour patches remain. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Cover bowl and chill in the freezer for about 20 minutes, until firm throughout. If necessary, allow to thaw at room temperature just until it’s soft enough to scoop, but still very firm and chilled.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared cookie sheet, evenly spaced apart. Cookies will spread a bit. Optionally, press chocolate chips into cookies—this will help decrease sticking when flattening the cookies. Using a spoon, flatten the cookies about half way for thick cookies. Flatten considerably for just slightly thick cookies. The dough will be a bit sticky.
- Bake for 12-16 minutes. Mine took 14 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes (on a cooling rack). Using a heatproof spatula, lift cookies off the sheet and transfer directly onto a cooling rack to cool completely before storing. Storing instructions below. Enjoy!
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan):
Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 weeks.
- Freezing Instructions: store in a freezer-friendly container or bag. Keep for up to 1-3 months. Thaw at room temperature for about 10-20 minutes before enjoying. Or, warm in the microwave for about 5-10 seconds.
- Nutrition Information: is an estimate based on the best-selling, most common brands per ingredient. Also, it’s estimated based on 27 servings per recipe, without the optional 2-3 tablespoon chocolate chip topping.
- Category: Cookies, Healthy Baking, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar-Free
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 129
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 32mg
- Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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Tools for the Best Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Click the links below to check out my favorite tools & ingredients used to make this easy gf oatmeal chocolate chip cookies recipe.
- Medium Cookie Scoop – an absolute baker’s essential. Great for uniform scooping and greater control over cookie dough ball size and shape. Try the Small Cookie Scoop for smaller portions. 😉
- Gluten Free Oat Flour – one of my favorite vegan gluten free baking essentials.
- Homemade GF Oat Flour – my favorite recipe for homemade oat flour.
- Coconut Oil – a staple in my gluten free vegan baking kitchen!
- Coconut Sugar – a total necessity for refined sugar-free baking. 🙂
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Made these the other day. Followed exactly except since I didn’t have coconut sugar I replaced it with organic brown sugar. I got 8 cookies probably because I shaped them by hand (no cookie scoop.) Delicious! I was shocked. Kept checking the recipe before I baked them thing something must be missing. Gonna make again soon but add raisins. Not usually a raisin fan but I love chocolate and raisins together especially with oatmeal. Posted on IG @lisasquickienails and my next post will be the chocolate banana bread for sure! Thanks for these awesome recipes!
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I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies Lee! 😊 Yep, hand shaping will definitely result in some variation when it comes to final quantity. Love the chocolate chips and raisin combo! And I can’t wait to see how the banana bread turns out!
I must say, I’ve never commented on a blog post before but I had to tell you that I appreciate you so much for making and sharing this amazing recipe. It’s clean and tastes amazing!!! You can’t even miss processed cookies with these guys, they really hit the spot. Thanks so much xoxox
Let me just say… WOW!! Just know that I’m blushing over here, Julia! I’m so happy that you enjoyed my recipe, and truly so appreciative that you took time out of your day to stop by. Thank you for being you! Sending you big hugs. Xoxo xoxo
Delicious!! Made these and your gluten free vegan chocolate chip ones (although only gluten free for the oatmeal ones and non vegan for both)
Question- why is the coconut melted in some recipes and used in its solid form in others?
Thanks!
Thanks Marla! I’m so glad you enjoyed both recipes. 🙂 Good question! Sometimes, we want the coconut oil to be in a solid state to create a more solid structure for the baked good when it’s raw–then it can melt at the perfect point in the oven, which allows it to “collapse” at just the right moment. Other times, we want the coconut oil to be liquidy right away because that specific baked good doesn’t require a “collapsing” in the oven and/or that baked good needs a smoother batter/dough with the melted coconut oil incorporating seamlessly into it. Does that make sense? 🙂
This is an amazing recipe, thank you. I have tried various vegan gluten free chocolate chip recipes, and in my perception, this is the most balanced integration of ingredients for chewy crunchy soft vibe. Yummy !
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Thank you so much, Selena! 🙂 I seriously love how you described this recipe as having a “most balanced integration”. Wonderful! I’m so happy you enjoyed the cookies. Happy baking!
Just made these and they are delicious! Loved by GF and non-GF folks alike! Can’t wait to check out your other GF recipes!
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Woohoo! I’m always so happy to hear that a recipe is a hit for a whole crowd. . Can’t wait to see what you try next Ellen!
These look delicious! Can I use regular butter instead of the coconut oil?
Thanks Kim! Yes, that should work. Just make sure to melt it and use the same amount. Can’t wait to hear what you think! 🙂
I had so much fun making these cookies! I substituted the vegan chocolate chips for baking chips from Whole Foods’ 365 brand and I used a real egg instead of the flax egg. After I pulled the cookies out of the oven, I sprinkled Maldon flaky salt on top and my friends lost their minds. They said the cookies live up to the recipe’s title 🙂 Next time, I plan to throw in some pecans and see what happens. Thank you so much for such a wonderful and easy recipe!
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That’s so wonderful to hear, Sumeet! 🙂 Oh my, that added maldon salt sounds incredible. Hope you enjoy the pecan version just as much! Thanks for stopping by and baking with me. 🙂
Best GF vegan cookies EVER!!! I’m super happy you used flax eggs. Farmer feed chickens grain so GF store bought eggs are infectious to me. Also… I have yet to find a GF flour I like. I blended the GF oats to make oat flour. It worked well. One last added ingredient was two heaping tablespoons of raw peanut butter. I cannot get over how DELICIOUS these cookies are. Thank you for taking the time to perfect the recipe and I am most gracious for your sharing the recipe. Stay safe. Take care. Share more.
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This is a great recipe!! I used a regular egg , brown sugar, Robin Hood gf flour and raisins instead of chocolate chips! My only small complaint is I didn’t love the coconut oil flavour so I’ll try with the refined coconut oil when I buy some.
Thanks Carina! 🙂 I love that you included the exact ingredients you used—many readers will find that helpful. I’ve got to try that Robin Hood GF flour! Hope you enjoy it even more with the refined coconut oil next time. 😉
I made these yesterday and they came out delicious, but I noticed something about the batter. I subbed the coconut oil for vegetable oil and the flax egg for a real egg. The batter was super runny. I put it in the freezer, like it said in the recipe, for 20 minutes and it didn’t firm up. I had the batter in the freezer for an hour total and it didnt firm up. The cookies were spread out and pretty thin when I baked them, but really delicious nonetheless. Was my batter so runny and not firming up because of the vegetable oil?
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Hi Sugar, yep, that’s it! I have you chill the batter in the freezer because coconut oil firms up to a solid texture when it’s cold. Vegetable oil doesn’t work the same way, unfortunately. If you can, try it with coconut oil or perhaps even vegan butter in the future. That will ensure that the cookies stay thick and remain in mounds while baking (instead of pooling out and becoming super flat). Happy baking! 🙂
Hi Demeter,
The cookies came out amazing, so happy with your recipe. I substituted a few things as I didn’t have everything on hand. I used avocado oil, 1/2 cup less sugar (I tend to use less sugar in most of my baking recipes) and used turbinado sugar, 1 egg and a little zanthum gum. I noticed as I was mixing all the ingredients it wasn’t binding too much, so that’s why I added a little zanthum gum and a little extra oat flour store bought out flour Bobs). I think the sugar was a little too course, but either way they came out really well, nice thick and still chewy.
Thank you, looking forward to using some of your other recipes.
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Hi Natalie! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the cookies with all the subs. 🙂 Can’t wait to hear what you try next!
Can I use regular eggs instead of flax eggs, I’m not dairy free but I do have to be gluten free & this recipe looks great, I can’t wait to try it!
Hi Cindy! Yes, you can use regular eggs. Can’t wait to hear what you think! 🙂
Can you make these as bars? If so do I need to change the recipe in any way?
Hi Monica, that should be fine! You’ll have to adjust the bake time, although I’m not sure how long. Enjoy!
I used the same scooper and got 10 cookies?
Hi Lin, what number do you see engraved on the inside of your cookie scoop? Also, is it NorPro?
I clicked the link, it’s the exact same one, same size. Cookies were good though, baked perfectly so doesn’t seem to be any larger than yours. Super confusing .
Wow, I just made these cookies and they are amazing. I subbed gluten free all purpose flour and they came out incredible. Thank you so much for such an amazing recipe!!
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Yeah!!! I’m beyond pleased that you enjoyed my recipe, Elizabeth! Happy to hear that the gf AP flour worked so well. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Hello! I would love to try these. Do you think olive oil could be used instead of coconut oil in this recipe?
Hi Denise! I haven’t tried it myself, but I have had other readers use olive oil in some of my other recipes with good results. Let me know how it goes!
I just got done making these and they are really that good it made about 22 cookies they did not expand that much but the flavor is on point always looking for good healthy treats , I never did used flex meal before instead of eggs you’ll would never know that it has no eggs
Hi Becky! You know I seriously love hearing that “the flavor is on point as always”!! 🙂 Aren’t flax eggs incredible? Thanks for taking the time to let me know how my recipe turned out for you. Happy baking!
I specialize in Gluten Free baking…these are delicious. Thank you for sharing.
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Oh thank you Amanda! . I’m so glad you’re enjoying the cookies!
I made these and they came out looking nothing like yours. 🙁 I followed the recipe exactly. Wondering what could have gone wrong? They taste good but are flat and crispy. I did 13 minutes. On the second batch I left them in balls and did no flattening and they were still flat in the end. Any tips? Thx!
Hi Denise. Did you use homemade oat flour? If so, it’s important to make sure it’s very finely ground, as coarse oat flour will cause the cookies to spread. You may need to sift the oat flour after grinding to get it as fine as possible. Hope this helps! 🙂
No, I used store bought. Bobs Red Mill. Maybe still not fine enough? Anyway, my girls ate them all day, they are so yummy! Hope to get them to be a little thicker next time. Thx!
Hi Demeter
These are the best chocolate chips cookies ever. Can’t tell you how many times I have made them. Your blueberry muffins are also awesome. Thank you so much ☺️ for these wonderful receipes
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Hi Maria! I’m so happy to hear that you’re enjoying the recipes! . Thank you for taking the time to let me know!
Your welcome Demeter. I forgot to ask is there any chance that you will having any scone receipes in the future.
Scones are definitely on my list of recipes to make! .
I made these and they turned out great! My boyfriend and coworkers Hoover’s them right up. I found I did not need to flatten them before baking, as they spread the same either way. I subbed light brown sugar for the coconut sugar but otherwise followed the recipe as written. I think I might add less cinnamon and nutmeg next time, but that’s my personal preference.
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Woohoo! So happy to hear it Jackie! . Sounds like you’ve got one lucky boyfriend, and he’s got some lucky coworkers. .
These look amazing! I was wondering though, could a regular egg be substituted for the flax egg?
Hi Ashley! Yep, that would work fine. Happy baking!
Hi there! Is there something I can use to replace coconut oil (that’s not just another oil) ? I love the look of your recipes but I try and avoid oil in my diet, so any tips you have for an alternative would be hugely appreciated! .
Hi Helen! Hmm… there are a number of oil-free substitutes for coconut oil in baking. You could try: applesauce, pumpkin puree or yogurt. From past experience, I can tell you that each one has a different effect on the final baking product (even from brand to brand). Try experimenting and seeing which yields your preferred baked good texture. Good luck & enjoy!
Hello, I just realized I dont have baking powder. Can I replace it with baking soda?
Hi there! Unfortunately, you can’t swap them 1:1, and to use baking soda you’d need to adjust the quantity and the acid levels (which I haven’t tried yet).
These turned out amazing!! Thank you for the great recipe!
I was wondering if these could be made into oatmeal cookie bars.
Thanks!
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Woohoo! I’m so happy to hear it Molly! . As for cookie bars: I’m actually working on a few cookie bar recipes right now! . If you try these as bars, let me know how it goes!
These look great for my GF and dairy free hubby. Unfortunately virtually all US websites don’t consider the rest of the world. Can you include grams as even US cups and teaspoons are different measurements
Hi Alis! I’m currently in the process of adding metric weights to all my recipes, but it’s a slow process—I wanna make sure I do it right. Thanks for your patience!
These will disappear in minutes at my house!
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These look really amazing!
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Thanks Sandra! 🙂
I always love seeing what healthy desserts you come up with it, these look amazing!!
Thanks Ashlyn! .
I want a dozen right now! I am so drooling over these!
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Haha I know the feeling! .
Always looking for a good GF cookie recipe! Found this one and I can’t wait to give them a try.
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Excellent! Hope you enjoy them Jacquelyn!
Love them! I followed the recipe exactly and they turned out perfect! This recipe is a keeper!
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Woohoo!!! I’m so happy to hear it, Chrissie! Happy baking! 🙂
Just call me the cookie monster now I’ve got my hands on this recipe!!
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Hi, Cookie Monster!!! Hehe. You’ll have to let me know how you like them, Jade. 🙂
I’d love to have a few of these right now! They look so delicious!
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Oh you know it! 😉
Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are my favorite, and these look delicious! I have to make these myself
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Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are absolutely my favorite, and these look so delicious! I have to make these soon
Oatmeal chocolate chip is omen of my favorite cookies ever, and these look so good! I just have to make these
Oh I know right? There’s nothing quite like a fresh oatmeal chocolate chip cookie! .
Yes! Love that these are GF!
Woohoo! Hope you enjoy them Alyss! 🙂
I have made these cookies many times. They are the best cookies ever!! They taste better than regular oatmeal cookies. You would never think the are gluten free. Thank you Demeter for all your wonderful recipes. Bless you for helping so many people enjoy cookies and cake again who have a gluten problem and for using all wholesome ingredients..
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Yay! So happy to hear you enjoy them Maria! . Thank you for taking the time to share these kind words with me. It means a lot!
These look seriously amazing! That melting chocolate! My son is GF and I know he will be over the moon to try these.
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Thanks Valentina! I hope your son love them! .
Woohoo!!!! I was right in guessing, lol. 🙂 They look so yummy.
Yeah you were!!! GREAT guess!! Hope you love them!
These look so yummy and simple! Great gluten free recipe!
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Thanks Tisha! 🙂
My kids to enjoy these delicious looking cookies. I love it too and have to try it out.
Woohoo! They’re a total family favorite! .
You never fail to amaze me with your indulgent looking but totally healthy desserts and sweets! I could eat a whole batch of these gorgeous oatmeal cookies!
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Aw thanks Lisa! . And with these cookies, it’s hard NOT to eat the whole batch at once! .
OK, these might be the most tempting cookies ever, gluten free or not! Those photos are mesmerizing 🙂
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Haha thank you Susan! . So glad you enjoy them!