Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

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Lightly sweet healthy oatmeal cookies bursting with warm, cozy spices and buttery-rich flavor.

Closeup shot of a stack of four healthy oatmeal cookies this recipe

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!

Freshly baked healthy oatmeal cookies on brown parchment paper

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!

An overhead view of the ingredients needed to make these oatmeal cookies.

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.

two pics showing dry ingredients for oatmeal cookies in mixing bowl.

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.

two overhead photos of wet ingredients in mixing bowl for making oatmeal cookies

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.

two pics of adding oats into wet ingredients bowl.

Scoop

Scoop and drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten cookies.

two overhead photos showing hand scooping oatmeal cookie dough onto baking sheet

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.

super closeup shot of a tall stack of healthy oatmeal cookies on a white backdrop

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

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

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Healthy Oatmeal Cookies: this healthy oatmeal cookie recipe yields soft & lightly sweet healthy oatmeal cookies with spiced, buttery-rich flavor, lightly crispy edges and a tender moist, interior.

Ingredients

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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

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside for later.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt.
  3. 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.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Whisk until thoroughly combined and thickened. The dough will be sticky.
  5. 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.
  6. 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

Where to Buy Ingredients: Gluten Free Rolled Oats | Coconut Sugar | Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil | Golden Ground Flaxseed

A Note on Homemade Oat Flour: *If using homemade oat flour, make sure to blend the flour until very fine and sift the flour to remove coarse bits of oats that could create less than ideal results. Store until needed, then measure the amount required for the recipe.

Storing Instructions: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

Recommended Tools: Medium Cookie Scoop | Rose Gold Chef Cookie Sheet & Parchment Paper Sheets

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: American

Keywords: healthy oatmeal cookies, healthy oatmeal cookie recipe

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91 Comments

  1. These is a great oatmeal cookie recipe. You’d never guess they have no eggs, no gluten and no dairy.
    I would make them again. Next time I will be adding extra sweetener (and maybe raisins).

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  2. JUST WOW DEMETER!! I LOVE ginger cookies so I added ground ginger and ground cloves along with the other spices. Substituted molasses for the maple syrup. After mixing everything and smelling it I truly questioned if it was going to be any good. Turns out it was AMAZING!!! Thanks so much for sharing … Looks like I’ll be having more ginger cookies in my life!

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    1. Aww thank you, AP! ☺️ I’m super duper happy to hear how much you enjoyed them. Doesn’t ginger just add the most amazing taste to cookies? 😋 Thanks for taking the time to stop by and share such positivity!

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  4. I forgot to mention I did use one regular egg, not the flaxseed which may be why they baked up so nicely!

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  5. I recently went sugar free and GF and was craving a sweet treat and found this recipe and I have to say, I really like it! I did use GF flour in place of the oat flour and I used avocado oil instead of Coconut oil (though I have both but just didn’t want the coconut flavor) and my dough was a bit runny so I was initially concerned but they spread perfectly and baked up nice and round like a regular cookie would. They aren’t super sweet but I felt they were sweet enough for me! Definitely keeping this one 🙂

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  6. Can we substitute Coconut Oil for butter? If yes, how much butter should be added in this mixture? So eager to try this out!

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  8. I’m about to make these but have no flaxseed meal. Okay to use an egg instead?
    Thx,
    Diane

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