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Warm, cozy spices with chewy oats and sweet ‘n tart cranberries in the best healthy vegan oatmeal cranberry cookies recipe!
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2nd Annual Beaming Baker Vegan Cookie Countdown! We started off with this keto coconut macaroons recipe and now we’re gonna head over to something a little tart, a little sweet and a lot YUMMY: Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies!!
Now before we start diving into today’s recipe, make sure you check out last year’s entries into the Annual Beaming Baker Vegan Cookie Countdown (hint: there’s chocolate, pistachios, and even more chocolate!)
Today’s recipe is one of my absolute holiday faves because cranberries are so dang tasty and beautiful—in the festive way! I mean, they kinda look like gems, they kinda look like ornaments… just edible. 😉
So are you ready to get your bake on and enjoy your soon-to-be favorite healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies?? Let’s bake this!
How to Make Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Learn how to make oatmeal cranberry cookies in just a few simple steps. These cookies are amazing because they’re so easy to make and they’re so delicious, you won’t believe they’re healthy or vegan. 😉
Preheat
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix the Dry Ingredients
Add all the dry ingredients into a large bowl: oat flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and salt. Whisk all the dry ingredients together thoroughly.
Whisk the Wet Ingredients
Add all the wet ingredients into a medium bowl: coconut oil, coconut sugar, flax egg, vanilla and maple syrup. Whisk together thoroughly.
Fold Together
Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Then, grab a rubber spatula or wooden spoon and stir and fold the ingredients together until a sticky and wet dough forms. Fold in dried cranberries.
Scoop Cookie Dough
Using a cookie scoop, scoop and drop balls of oatmeal cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Grab a fork and flatten each cookie to the thickness you’d like.
Bake, Cool and Enjoy
Bake for about 14 minutes. Cool your healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies, then enjoy!
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The Taste & Texture of Healthy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
The Taste
These oatmeal cranberry cookies boast warm and cozy spices from a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Chewy oats provide a delicious nuttiness while sweet and tart cranberries balance it all out with a delightful zing.
The Texture
Lightly crispy on the outside, soft and moist on the inside, these vegan oatmeal cranberry cookies are sure to be your fave!
2nd Annual Beaming Baker Vegan Cookie Countdown
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Beaming Baker Vegan Cookie Countdown! This year, we’re continuing the baking tradition of sharing 8 vegan cookie recipes that you’ll love. Are you excited?!
- #8: Keto Macaroons Recipe (Low Carb, Gluten Free)
- #7: Healthy Vegan Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies – This Recipe
- #6: 4 Ingredient Keto Peanut Butter Bars
- #5: 4 ingredient Crunchy Vegan Coconut Cookies
- #4: 2 Ingredient Vegan Fudge Recipe – 5 Mins Prep
- #3: 3 Ingredient Keto Nut Clusters (Low Carb)
- #2: Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
- #1: 4 Ingredient Ultimate Chewy Vegan Coconut Cookies (Gluten Free, Paleo)
- Last year: 1st Annual Vegan Cookie Countdown
How to Store These Vegan Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Room Temperature: you can store these healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks. Just make sure to keep them out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources, which would cause the cookies to spoil.
Freezer: Store these oatmeal cranberry cookies in a freezer-friendly container in the freezer for 1-2 months. Just make sure to stow them away from fragrant, savory foods, which will affect the scent and flavor of your oatmeal cranberry cookies! For thawing instructions, check out the recipe notes.
Your go-to oatmeal cranberry cookies recipe—lightly crispy on the outside, soft and moist in the inside, bursting with chewy oats and tart cranberries.
I can’t wait to hear what you think of my oatmeal cranberry cookies recipe! Be sure to comment below and let me know how the cookies turned out for you. I love hearing from you. Grateful & joyful that you’re here, sharing in these kitchen adventures with me. ‘Til the next one…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Healthy Vegan Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- ½ cup gluten free oat flour, if using homemade, make sure it’s very finely ground (not coarse)*
- 1 ¼ cups gluten free rolled oats
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- ¼ cup melted coconut oil
- 5 tablespoons coconut sugar
- 1 flax egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
Add-ins
- ½ cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking 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 the wet ingredients.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Using a rubber spatula, stir and fold until well mixed. Fold in cranberries. Dough will be very sticky and wet.
- Using a small or medium cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet—spaced evenly apart. Using a fork, flatten cookies to desired thickness.
- Bake for 12-16 minutes. Mine took 14 minutes. Place baking sheet on a cooling rack, allowing cookies to firm up for about 10 minutes. Using a heatproof spatula, transfer cookies directly onto the cooling rack. Allow to cool for 1 hour. Storing instructions below. Enjoy!
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Notes
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How can I incorporate orange zetst and juice to turn this recipe into orange cranberry Oatmeal cookies? Thank you so muchfpr an already delicious recipe and I look forward to your suggestions to make it into the orange cranberry Oatmeal cookie that’s Healthy!
Good question! A bit of a toughie… let’s see: try substituting half of the vanilla extract with orange extract. I’m afraid the addition of orange juice would make the cookies cake-like and soft, plus a lot of is needed to really have a strong orange flavor. For the zest, fold in 1-2 tablespoons with your cranberries–and maybe press 1-2 teaspoons on top of the cookie dough before baking. Can’t wait to hear how it turns out!
I made this today and it turned out perfect! I went to three stores and no one carried orange extract. I followed your recipe with the following two modifications: subbed water in the flax egg for tangerine juice and added 4 oranges of zest to the wet ingredients. It’s a keeper! Thank you!
Wow that’s a clever workaround for the lack of orange extract! I’m so pleased to hear how much you enjoyed the recipe. 😊
yummy dummy in my tummy
your right yummy these sure are yummy
These look and sound superb, I can’t wait to try these and add another delicious cookie to my Christmas baking regimen! 🙂
Yay! These are definitely going to be a holiday hit Kimberly!
Do you think I could sub regular whole wheat flour for the oat flour?
Hm, I haven’t tried it myself so I can’t say for sure. If you give it a go, let me know how they turn out!
I subbed regular gluten free flour for the oat flour. The mixture was a bit dry so I added a couple spoonfuls of applesauce. Problem solved! I figure using slightly less flour would work too.
Very interesting! Thanks for reporting back with your findings, Nela. Every GF flour works a bit different, so I’m really glad you were able to find an adjustment that worked with that particular one. 🙂
I love your recipes! Do you think this would work okay with maple sugar instead of coconut sugar?
Hi Catherine! 😊 I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying the recipe. I haven’t tried maple sugar in this recipe, so I can’t say for sure. If you do try it, please let me know how it turns out!