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Lightly sweet healthy oatmeal cookies bursting with warm, cozy spices and buttery-rich flavor.
Healthy oatmeal cookies, for the win!! Honestly, any healthy cookies for the win! Because every day is a day that needs cookies. And winning. Ya know what I’m saying? 😉
Every day, when I hit a bump in the road with work, the kitchen, recipe testing, you name it, I tell Erik that I absolutely need ALL the COOOKIES!! And he responds with, “Me too!!”
And then we jump around, do the Cookie Dance, or, in today’s case, the Oatmeal Cookie Dance, get all flushed and insist in doing more (actual) cardio later and break out the cookie sheets for some cookie comfort.
Do you have a work/crappy-bump-in-the-day ritual that you do to loosen up?
Either way, if you’re looking for a new addition to that routine, perhaps give today’s oatmeal cookies a try and see how much they can brighten your day. 🙂
Ready for all the healthy oatmeal cookies? Let’s do this!
Simple, whole ingredients and just two bowls are needed to make the best ever healthy oatmeal cookies!
The Ingredients You Need
I created this deliciously simple oatmeal cookies recipe with two goals in mind: 1) satisfying cookies that highlighted the awesomeness of oats, 2) oatmeal cookies that were secretly easy to make and not-so secretly easy to eat. Here are the ingredients!
How to Make Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
This healthy oatmeal cookies recipe is a fan favorite because it’s so simple to make, with healthy ingredients, and just two mixing bowls. What I love I about this recipe is that it’s filled with heart healthy ingredients and leaves out all the junk without compromising on taste. Enjoy!
Today, we’re learning how to make oatmeal cookies in just 6 simple steps.
Preheat
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Whisk the Dry Ingredients
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and salt.
Whisk the Wet Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together coconut oil, coconut sugar, maple syrup, flax egg and vanilla extract. Whisk until well mixed.
Combine
Pour the dry ingredients over the wet ingredients and whisk thoroughly to combine. If the dough is too sticky and sticking to the inside of the whisk, clean out the whisk. Then, switch to using a rubber or silicone spatula. Stir and fold the oatmeal cookie dough until cohesive with the spatula.
Scoop
Scoop and drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten cookies.
Bake, Cool and Enjoy
Bake for about 10 minutes, cool and enjoy the best oatmeal cookies!
How Are These Oatmeal Cookies Healthy?
I used the best healthy ingredients to develop this healthy oatmeal cookie recipe. You’ll have so much to feel good about with this healthy cookie recipe! These oatmeal cookies are lower in sugar, packed with heart healthy ingredients, and fiber-rich. Check out the deets below to see:
Rolled Oats & Oat Flour: whole grain, heart-healthy, fiber-rich oats are one of my favorite healthy baking ingredients. They make for the perfect backdrop, soaking up flavors like no other.
Healthy Fats: coconut oil—one of my favorite healthy ingredients to use in many of my healthy cookie recipes. They add a richness to every cookie & a creamy, buttery flavor that takes these healthy oatmeal cookies to the next level.
Ground Flaxseed: I use ground flaxseed and water to create a vegan “egg.” Flaxseeds are so great because they’re a heart-healthy, whole ingredient that gives this healthy oatmeal cookie recipe a nice little boost of Omega-3s and dietary fiber. 😉
Warm Spices: ground cinnamon and nutmeg are the perfect duo of spice that warm you up and give you all the cozy feels without any added sodium or extra junk. Who says natural, healthy ingredients can’t give you an extra oomph?
Refined Sugar Free Ingredients: coconut sugar, pure maple syrup—if you’re keeping refined sugar out of your diet, you need not worry. These oatmeal cookies are refined sugar-free. For more refined sugar-free, healthy oatmeal cookies, try these Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies or this Classic Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe.
The Taste & Texture
The Taste
These oatmeal cookies are lightly sweet, with warm, cozy spices and a buttery-rich flavor—all without using butter!
The Texture
This healthy oatmeal cookie recipe yields cookies with lightly crispy edges and a mostly soft and buttery, tender and moist interior.
Refined sugar-free, heart-healthy and nutrient-rich ingredients come together in an easy recipe for healthy oatmeal cookies.
How Long Can I Keep My Oatmeal Cookies For?
Once baked, all is not done! Unless you heartily eat all said healthy oatmeal cookies in one sitting. I’m not here to judge! 😉 But here’s what you do if you have any leftover:
Room Temperature: You can keep your oatmeal cookies for up to 1 week at room temperature, like say, in a cupboard. Just make sure that it’s not near any heat sources, or in the way of direct sunlight. The hotter it is, the sooner your cookies will spoil.
Freezer: Go ahead and freeze your oatmeal cookies! Sometimes I like to bake up 2 batches and freeze one for later. For this, make sure to cool your cookies completely, then tuck them into a freezer-friendly container. Store your oatmeal cookies in the freezer for 1-2 months. Allow cookies to thaw for about 10-15 minutes at room temp before enjoying!
Great Tools
- Ceramic Chef Cookie Sheet
- Parchment Paper Sheets
- Medium Cookie Scoop
- Where to Buy Ingredients: Gluten Free Rolled Oats | Coconut Sugar | Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil | Golden Ground Flaxseed
Did someone say it’s Healthy Oatmeal Cookie Dance Party time? Hold on—lemme get my whisk and dancing shoes on! 😉 In case I ever forget to tell you, I truly appreciate you—stopping by, commenting, and trying my recipes. Can’t wait to hear what you think. ‘Til our next baking adventure…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup gluten free rolled oats
- ½ cup gluten free oat flour, if using homemade oat flour, make sure it's very finely ground (not coarse)*
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 flax egg, or egg of choice
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside for later.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all the wet ingredients: coconut oil, coconut sugar, maple syrup, flax egg and vanilla. Whisk until thoroughly combined and resembles caramel.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Whisk until thoroughly combined and thickened. The dough will be sticky.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop and drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Using a fork, flatten cookies into a round disc—they will not spread during baking.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes. Mine took 10 minutes. Place baking sheet on a cooling rack, allowing cookies to firm up on the pan for 10 minutes. Using a flat, heatproof spatula, carefully lift cookies off the baking sheet and transfer to a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely. Enjoy! Storing instructions below.
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Notes
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- Simple & Easy Vegan Oatmeal Cookies (GF) – reader favorite ❤️
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- Soft Baked Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Wow I just made these and not only do they taste absolutely delicious, my home smells incredible. This recipe will be on repeat every week. Thank you!!! 😁🤤🥰
LOL I know! The smell is literally my favorite part of these cookies, too! ☺️ I’m just thrilled that you enjoyed them, Kim!
This recipe was the easiest healthy cookie recipe I’ve made 🙂 I added HU chocolate chip pieces and some chopped pecans. Delicious!!! Thank you 🙂
You’re so welcome, Jennifer! Love the addition of chocolate and pecans–one of my favorite combos! 😋
These cookies are just so good, I’ve made them so many times and added different things. They’re very versatile. I do use a real egg and find they’re great with chocolate chips added.
That’s seriously so wonderful to her, Shards! I know, isn’t it so much fun experimenting with different add-ins? Thanks for taking the time to let me know how much you’ve liked them!
I followed the recipe as stated (used a large regular egg.) They were delicious.
Woohoo! That’s so wonderful to hear, Kim!
Delicious. Chewy. They don’t taste like gluten-free. Instead of coconut sugar I used honey. I also added raisins. Didn’t make any other changes. I will definitely make these again!
Love the way raisins taste in oatmeal cookies. So glad to hear how much you liked them! 🙂
Really great cookies. I subbed the oat flour with almond flour and it still came out lovely. Thank you for the recipe!
So glad to know that sub worked out for you, Vivian! Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🙂
Love the texture and flavor. Dough was a little dry so I added 1/4 c. plain almond milk. I also added some mixed dried fruit and nuts for extra protein. Doubled the recipe, worked great, and can’t wait to toy with other (slight) modifications!
So glad you enjoyed the cookies! I’m a huge fan of adding fruit and nuts to cookies, so I’m so into those additions. Can’t wait to hear what you make next! 🙂
This recipe is pretty good. I substituted applesauce for the egg and they did flatten out while baking, and a little soft but over all really good. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked the cookies, Mimi. Applesauce is definitely more runny and won’t bind ingredients as well as egg, so that makes sense the cookies would come out a little different.
Great easy recipe! Next time I’ll be doing some modifications but this recipe is a wonderful jumping off point for a healthy cookie!