Delicious oatmeal coconut cookies with chewy & crispy goodness! Wonderfully healthy, vegan and gluten free.
Happy April Fool’s Day! Er… Happy first day of April! Are you a fan of all the hijinks that occur on this crazy day?
I’m not one for all the devious shenanigans because I like to have my facts and proceed. Yikes, that sounds boring and such… but like I always tell Erik, I don’t like being Vanilla Sky’d. Lemme explain, when I watched that movie like 20 years ago (woah), I got so dizzy not knowing what was real and what was fake… and it left me wholly unsettled. And not at all whole. Lol.
So April Fool’s is all tricks and such… and I’m like, what’s real?!? Who knows??
So trust me when I say we are not participating in these deceptive shenanigans today… but are, instead, celebrating National Oatmeal Coconut Cookie Day. Okay, fine, that’s not a real holiday (did I just Vanilla Sky you?)… but it seriously will be when you make these scrumptious healthy coconut oatmeal breakfast cookies!
Let’s bake away the fools (or something) and focus on today’s delicious oatmeal coconut cookies.
How to Make Healthy Coconut Oatmeal Cookies
Preheat
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Then, line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Stir
Stir all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl: coconut, oats, oat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Whisk
Whisk all of the wet ingredients together in a medium bowl: flax egg, almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, maple syrup and vanilla.
Combine
Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients to create the oatmeal coconut cookie dough. Stir and fold until all of the ingredients are well incorporated. Fold in your favorite nuts and dried fruit.
Scoop
Scoop and drop balls of oatmeal coconut cookie dough onto the baking sheet you lined earlier. Flatten each cookie to the thickness you like.
Bake, Cool and Enjoy
Bake, cool and enjoy the best healthy oatmeal coconut cookies!
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The Taste & Texture of Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
These vegan + gluten free healthy coconut oatmeal breakfast cookies are so easy to make, crispy on the outside, soft ‘n chewy on the inside, and the perfect way to start a non-foolish day. And if you’ve never made breakfast cookies before… well, today we’re gonna learn how to make healthy coconut oatmeal cookies together!
how to store your healthy oatmeal coconut cookies
I’ve personally tested storing these healthy coconut oatmeal cookies, so rest assured. Store your oatmeal coconut cookies in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks. The first day, the gluten free oatmeal coconut cookies are crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. By the second day, the flavor of these vegan breakfast cookies intensifies and the cookies soften a bit. So good!
Oatmeal Coconut Cookies with crispy edges and chewy centers—secretly healthy, vegan and gluten free!
So… how’d you like pre-celebrating the would-be food holiday, National Oatmeal Coconut Cookie Day, with me? Best excuse to make easy ‘n healthy homemade breakfast cookies EVER!!! All jokes aside, I truly cannot wait to hear what you think of my recipe! Thank you for stopping by—it truly makes my day.
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Healthy Breakfast Oatmeal Coconut Cookies (Vegan, Gluten Free)
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Total Time: 32 mins
- Yield: about 15 cookies 1x
Description
Healthy Oatmeal Coconut Cookies: delicious oatmeal coconut cookies with chewy & crispy goodness! Wonderfully healthy, vegan and gluten free.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons gluten free rolled oats
- ¼ cup gluten free oat flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 flax egg (whisk together 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 3 tablespoons warm water, set for 15 mins)
- ¼ cup natural, unsalted creamy almond butter
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Add-in Ingredients
- ½ cup nuts, finely chopped (pecans, walnuts, etc.)
- ¼ cup raisins or chopped up dried fruit (small pieces prevent crumbliness)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients. Whisk until smooth.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Using a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, fold ingredients together until well-combined. Fold in Add-in Ingredients.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, evenly spaced apart. Using a fork, flatten cookies to desired thickness.
- Bake for 10-14 minutes. Mine took 12 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet (placed on a cooling rack) for about 5-10 minutes. Using a heatproof spatula, transfer cookies directly onto the cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
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Notes
Storing Instructions: Store in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks.
Texture Notes: The first day, cookies are crispy on the outside and perfectly moist on the inside. The second day and on, cookies become soft and tender–and the flavor increases. So good!
Nutrition Information: is an estimate based on the best-selling, most common brands per ingredient. Also, it’s estimated based on 15 servings per recipe. 🙂
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 113
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 42mg
- Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: oatmeal coconut cookies, healthy coconut oatmeal cookies
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Hello and thank you Demeter for this great recipe! This was my second time baking from your blog and both times had great results!
These cookies are exactly as you have described them. The aroma of coconut in every bite is divine.
Will definitely bake them again. Thank you!
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Oh I’m so pleased to hear it! There’s really nothing like the smell of fresh baked cookies, is there? 😊 Thanks for taking the time to let me know how they turned out!
Such an amazing way to start my day!!
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So true! 🙂
These are perfect for a grab and go breakfast option! We love them.
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Woohoo! Glad you enjoyed them!
Yum! I made these for breakfast this morning and they were so delicious! My boyfriend and I loved them! Will be making these again!
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That’s awesome! So happy you two liked them. 🙂
How irresistible these cookies look! A must have for breakfast fo sure!
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They’re utterly irresistible!
Love these oatmeal coconut cookies! What a great way to start the day!
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Glad to hear it Erin!
Hi
Did you use the standard cups in the mentioned ingredients?
Yep! 🙂
This is the best breakfast cookie recipe I ever tried!
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Wow what a complement! ☺️ Thanks Jo!
These look like the perfect way to start the day and your recipe is so easy to follow!
Thanks Amanda! It’s one of our favorite real fast treats, so I’m glad you enjoyed them too!
Oooh, I can’t wait to make these gluten free breakfast cookies for my family. They’re perfect for busy mornings!
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Exactly! They’re the best way to star the day. 🙂
I so love tasty healthy cookies like these – I especially love that I can enjoy them for breakfast and then dessert as well 🙂
Oh yes! They’re so versatile. 😊
Easy enough and who doesn’t love coconut and oatmeal together? I could eat these regularly and probably will! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Haha I know, they’re such a tasty combo. 😋 Happy baking Traci!
My kids loved these breakfast cookies! A new favorite breakfast at my house!
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So great to hear!
Yum! These are definitely going to be gone in a matter of seconds! My family and I are going to absolutely love this!
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Yay! I’m so happy to hear it!
Ooops! 🤣 i totally skipped the rolled oats line and just made these awesome cookies with rolled oats flour (i blended 1/4cup plus 2tbsp of oats in food processor)! Also skipped the maple syrup and subbed coconut oil with olive oil 😊 don’t yell at me. Also, all we had was tradee joe’s cookie butter 🤣 aaand i think they are great! Look and smell great that is, haven’t tried one yet 🤣 i added chicolate and walnuts in mine. Thanks foe the awesome recipe!!
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I won’t yell at you as long as you ENJOYED them!! Haha!! 🤣😂 How did they turn out? Tell me they’re awesome (and you took notes so you can recreate it all again lol!!) 😘😘🥰
Can’t wait to try this!
Can’t wait to hear what you think Susanne!
can you use a regular egg?
Yep, that should be fine! 🙂
Hello, would this work if I sub the nut butter for regular butter?
Hi Dia, I’m not sure that would work. Can you do another nut butter or perhaps a seed butter?
Hi! I can’t wait to make these!!
Do you know how I can figure out how much cholesterol these have?
Thanks for a great cookie!
Hi Patsy! This recipe is cholesterol-free! I’ve added that to the nutrition section, too. 😉
Looks so perfect! Definitely a must try! This is such an exciting idea!
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So glad to hear it Erin! 🙂
Cookies for breakfast! That is a win for me! Love it!
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Haha oh yeah! Thanks Amy!
I love how easy these are! Great for breakfast!
Exactly! Wonderful on a busy morning (which is basically every morning .)
Oatmeal raisin cookies are a staple in my home; love every bite! I’m excited to try your recipe!
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Same here! . Hope you enjoy the cookies Beth!
I would love to wake up to these cookies for breakfast! They look so tasty!
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Oh you know it! They’re sooo good in the AM! .
I love your recipes demeter:) i tried your no bake oats cookies, almond energy bites and brownie bites and those were BIG HIT in my home. Love yaa
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Woohoo! So happy that everyone is enjoying the recipes! .
My kids will be thrilled when they see we’re having cookies for breakfast. Yum! Thanks for sharing!
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Haha oh I can already see their faces! . Hope you all enjoy them!
Love how loaded these are!
Oh you know it! .
Hi Demeter, I wanted to tell you how great this recipe is. I am having one right now for an afternoon snack. I feel lucky to have your blog. I like how you have tested the recipes. You really produce a good product. i bring alot of your stuff to my Sunday school classes. They enjoy them, too. Let me tell you, thank you, for doing all this work. You are talented and I thank you, again.
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Hi Dezi, thank you so, so much for your wonderful & kind comment. It truly made my day. 🙂 It makes me so happy to hear that you’re enjoying my recipes, and so grateful that you’d take time out of your day to let me know. Big hugs to you!!
Cookies for breakfast? I”m IN.
LOL glad to have you on board! .
The idea of being able to eat cookies for breakfast is already very appealing to me. If the cookies are as healthy as these coconut oatmealcookies, with such awesome flavor combination, I’m definitely digging in.
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Cookies for breakfast is the best! Hope you enjoy them Bee! 🙂
I just love cookies for breakfast . These look delicious!
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Same here, in case you couldn’t tell. . Thanks Chrissie!
I wish you were my neighbor…because I’d be knocking on your door asking for a few this morning for breakfast! Just love these!!
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Haha would that be nice. . Thanks Lora!
Gimme all the cookies!!!
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LOL I have the same reaction when I see these! .
These look amazing! Oatmeal cookies have always been my favorite
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I know, they’re so good aren’t they? .
This is the kind of thing I need to snack on in the afternoon!!
Totally! They’re so satisfying and soo yummy!
These oatmeal cookies look to die for! I am loving how they are Vegan/ Gluten free too. That means I can make a batch for my friend who has to follow a gluten-free diet. Saving this on Yum to make another day.
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Aw you’re so sweet! . I hope you and your friend enjoy them!
I’m always on the hunt for more cookie recipes, so this is right up my street! Will definitely be giving it a go 🙂
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Woohoo! I think you’ll really enjoy this one Chris! 🙂
I’m always partial to an oatmeal cookie and I love that these are GF! Perfect for an easy grab and go breakfast!
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Exactly! They’re the best quick breakfast snack!
I love making these cookies every single time, especially for my 5 years old son. Thanks for the perfect recipe.
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You’re very welcome Meghna!