The best vegan oatmeal cookies—crispy edges, chewy centers & perfectly spiced.
Easy & Simple Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
Simple and easy–remember when things were simple and easy? No? Me neither! But today’s vegan oatmeal cookies recipe truly is simple and it truly is easy. Niiiioce! (I say to myself). 😉
Are you ready for wonderfully GAH-OOD, tear-in-your-eye-from-the-first-taste, BEST EVER vegan oatmeal cookies? No need for ornamentation, no need for even raisins (à la my classic gluten free oatmeal raisin cookies). Just simple and easy vegan oatmeal cookies.
These vegan oatmeal cookies boast crispy, caramalized edges, chewy, rich centers and the best ever vegan oatmeal cookie flavor (they key is in the spices!). So are you ready to learn more about how to make vegan oatmeal cookies? Let’s bake this!
Vegan Oatmeal Cookies that are so easy to make and taste so good that you won’t know they’re vegan!
How to Make Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
Preheat
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Whisk Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients for your vegan oatmeal cookies: oats, oat flour, flaxseed, spices and salt.
Whisk Wet Ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together coconut oil, almond butter, coconut sugar, maple syrup and vanilla–all until well mixed.
Combine
Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Stir and fold until well mixed and cookie dough forms.
Scoop
Using a cookie scoop, scoop and drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared sheet. Flatten cookies.
Bake, Cool and Enjoy
Bake for about 13 minutes. Cool and enjoy the best vegan oatmeal cookies!
Why are these the Best Easy Vegan Oatmeal Cookies?
These easy & simple vegan oatmeal cookies are truly the best easy vegan oatmeal cookies ever. After making, testing, and eating 1,000s of oatmeal cookie recipes—my own, store-bought, vegan, not vegan, gluten free, not gluten free, junky, healthy, baked, not baked… I’m here to tell you that these oatmeal cookies are the G.O.A.T.
G.O.A.T. – Greatest Of All Time
Or Greatest Oatmeal A-cookie of Time!! Or something… 😉
How do these vegan oatmeal cookies taste?
The Taste: these easy vegan oatmeal cookies are perfectly spiced with cozy flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. The chewy, moist centers of these simple vegan oatmeal cookies are surrounded by crispy, caramel-y edges. Just think: you’re taking a bite into comforting oatmeal cookie YUM!
Simple Vegan Oatmeal Cookies with Clean Ingredients
These vegan oatmeal cookies are not only simple and easy to make, they’re also made with simple & easy ingredients!
Rolled Oats & Oat Flour: whole grain, heart-healthy, fiber-rich oats are one of my favorite vegan baking ingredients. They make for the perfect backdrop, soaking up flavors like no other.
Ground Flaxseed: another heart-healthy, whole ingredient that gives this vegan oatmeal cookie recipe a nice little boost. 😉
Warm Spices: ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves are the perfect fall/wintry trifecta of spice that warm you up and give all the cozy feels. Who says natural ingredients can’t give you an extra oomph?
Healthy Fats: coconut oil, almond butter—my favorite healthy ingredients to use in many of my vegan cookie recipes. They add a richness to every cookie & a creamy, buttery flavor that takes these simple vegan oatmeal cookies to the next level.
Refined Sugar Free Ingredients: coconut sugar, pure maple syrup—if you’re keeping refined sugar out of your diet, you need not worry. As with every BB recipe, we’re gonna keep it refined sugar-free!
Tools for the Best Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
But what exact ingredients and tools did I use to make these easy vegan oatmeal cookies? Click on the links below to see!
- Rose Gold Chef Cookie Sheet & Parchment Paper Sheets: I’ve been on the hunt for high-quality cookie sheets since 2012, when I used dollar store cookie sheets that warped, $10-12 big brand cookie sheets that also warped and everything else in between. This cookie sheet is not only beautiful, but functional, durable and does not warp one bit. It ensures even heating & baking throughout the sheet. Bonus: I found pre-cut parchment sheets that actually fit this cookie sheet!
- Medium Cookie Scoop – speaking of G.O.A.T., this cookie scoop is by and far the greatest kitchen tool of all time when it comes to making easy vegan oatmeal cookies. It scoops like a champ, and literally speeds up the entire cookie-making process like you wouldn’t believe!
- Creamy Almond Butter – this almond butter is vegan, gluten free, and free from added ingredients. Also try making homemade almond butter to use in this recipe.
Lemme guess, you’re racing to the kitchen as we speak?? 😉 One can hope! I hope you enjoy this strange turn of events aka keeping it simple and chocolate-free hehe! Let me know if you’re interested in more easy and simple vegan cookies or other types of recipes. I can’t wait to hear what you think! ‘Til the next sweet baking adventure with you…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 13 mins
- Total Time: 33 minutes
- Yield: 12-14 cookies 1x
- Diet: Vegan
Description
The best vegan oatmeal cookies—crispy edges, chewy centers & perfectly spiced. A simple & easy vegan oatmeal cookies recipe.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups rolled oats
- ¼ cup oat flour – if using homemade oat flour, make sure it’s very finely ground (not coarse)*
- 2 ½ tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- ¼ cup unsalted, natural creamy almond butter
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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: oats, oat flour, flaxseed, spices and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients: coconut oil, almond butter, coconut sugar, maple syrup and vanilla.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Using a rubber spatula, stir and fold until well mixed.
- 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 about halfway. Cookies will spread during baking.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes. Mine took 13 minutes. Place baking sheet on a cooling rack, allowing to cookies to firm up for 10 minutes. Using a heatproof spatula, transfer cookies directly onto the cooling rack. Allow to cool for 1 hour before storing. Storing instructions below. Enjoy!
Vegan Oatmeal Recipes
Notes
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 grainy cookies.
Where to Buy Ingredients: Coconut Sugar | Ground Flaxseed | make Homemade Oat Flour | Coconut Oil
Storage Notes: Store in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks at room temperature. Keep away from sunlight and other heat sources.
Freezing Instructions: Store in a freezer-friendly container for 1-3 months. Before enjoying, allow to thaw for 10-30 minutes at room temperature, or heat in 5-second increments in the microwave until warm.
Recommended Tools: Rose Gold Chef Cookie Sheet & Parchment Paper Sheets | Small or Medium Cookie Scoop | 4 Event Kitchen Timer | My Favorite Prep Bowls | Glass Mixing Bowls | Baking Sheet
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: vegan oatmeal cookies
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I made these cookies last night and it was delicious! My picky husband devoured these. I didn’t have any oat flour in my cupboard so I used oat bran instead. It came out really good and held up. I also added a little bit of cardamom as well. Will definitely make these again!
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Woohoo! I’m so happy to hear how much you and your hubby enjoyed them Tarra! 😊
Hi is there Hi is there any substitute for the almond butter I can’t use any kind of nut butters?
Hi Janice, you can use sunflower seed butter instead. 🙂 Hope this helps (and that you’re not allergic to seed butter). 😉
That recipe will be one of those that I am going to use time and time again!!! The cookies are AMAZING!!!
Woohooo!!! I’m so happy to hear it, Zaneta! Is there anything better than delicious AND easy vegan oatmeal cookies? Happy baking (and eating)!!
I have made these cookies 5 times now and they are amazing. Chewy on the inside and toasty on the outside. Thank you so much.
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Wonderful! I’m seriously so pleased that you’re continuing to enjoy my vegan oatmeal cookie recipe! Thank YOU so much for taking the time to let me know. Happy baking & eating, Elizabeth. 🙂
I just subbed the sugar and maple syrup with equal amounts of date paste (pureed date and water) – it worked great!
Also added chocolate chips:). Great recipe! I’ll be saving this one!
Ooh how interesting! So glad to hear it worked out for you Jessie!
Do you absolutely need the ground cloves?
I love the flavor it adds, but you can omit it if you don’t have any on hand. 🙂
i added the ginger powder and the taste was amazing as well!!!
I was too lazy to make oat flour so I used 1/4 cup spelt flour and GIRL, these are BOMB. thank you for this recipe ❤️
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LOL I’m glad they worked with the spelt! So happy you enjoyed them!
I am a horrible baker but this simple recipe made my cookies come out PERFECT! I pulled them out at 13 mins and omg once they cooled the texture was insane. I also added vegan mini choco chips. This is my new go to cookie recipe! Thank you ILY BB
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Turns out… you’re an AWESOME BAKER!! What if it wasn’t you all along? 🤔 I’m so happy that you enjoyed the texture, the experience and some vegan mini chocolate chips! 😉 ILY back, Kelly!!
I admit I was skeptical, but this recipe is amazing. My last attempt at oatmeal cookies was demotivational, and resulted in dry little hockey pucks. These came out soft, chewy, and hearty, with a lovely and pretty surprising caramely flavour. I also baked the cookies for 13 minutes, and they were perfect. I used tahini instead of almond butter, as it’s what I had on hand. So delicious and simple, and quick. Thank you!
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Isn’t that the best though? Skeptical to satisfied—pretty much the best transition. 😉 I’m sorry to hear that your last attempt was demotivational (love how you phrased that) but so happy that this one was quite the opposite! So cool that tahini worked as well. Thanks for taking the time to let me know. Happy baking, Treegan!
About how many cookies does this recipe make?
Hi Daphney! This recipe yields about 12-14 cookies. Happy baking! 🙂
We don’t have Oatmeal but we have quite a bunch of Oat flour, can I use only oat flour and what would be the quantity?
Hi Clo! Hm, you might have a better time making these cookies, which already call for all oat flour: https://beamingbaker.com/thick-and-chewy-vegan-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe-gluten-free-easy-delicious/
Happy baking!
Can I use a different flour besides oat? Cassava, almond, coconut… let me know if you have any recommendations! Also, could chocolate chips or raisins be added?
Hi Eliana, you might be able to use cassava, but I’m not 100% sure as I have tried it yet. Try using the cassava at a 1:1 sub for the oat flour, but you might have to play around with the amount to get the right texture. As for add-ins, feel free to fold in either chocolate chips or raisins! Enjoy. 🙂
Great recipe! I used olive oil and cashew-coconut butter instead of coconut oil and almond butter, and it woked well! I also added 1/4 tsp of baking powder and dried cranberries.
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Thanks Ekaterina! 🙂 Ooh, olive oil, cashew-coconut butter and dried cranberries sound amazing in these cookies! The flavor must’ve been spectacular. Happy baking (and eating)!
Hi can I substitute flaxseed for egg?
Hi Monika! I haven’t tried it myself, but it should be fine. Let me know how it goes!
Can you replace the oat flour with all purpose flour?
Hi Eve! 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! 🙂
Do you have a suggestion for replacing the flaxseed?
You can try ground chia seed. 🙂
Can I use peanut butter instead of almond butter ?
Hi Carly, that should work. 🙂 Just know that since peanut butter has a stronger, less neutral, flavor than almond butter you might taste hints of PB in these cookies. Enjoy!
Do you have a recommendation for replacing the almond butter? I don’t want a nut flavor added the the cookies, but I’m sure the almond butter is important to the consistency!
Hi Ains, sorry, I don’t. 🙁 The almond butter is pretty neutral and doesn’t add any nuttiness to the recipe. Also, it tends to add structure as it drys out and baked up. Hope you can give it a try with the almond butter and see how you like it. 🙂
Can I replace the maple syrup with honey if maple syrup is not available where I live?
Hi Sarah, I haven’t tried it myself, but some readers say it works just fine. Let me know how it turns out! 🙂
Just got all the ingredients to make these tomorrow. I’M so excited!
Thank you for the recipe, I recently went gluten free and plant based for health reasons.
The Cookies look so delicious, my husband doesn’t have food allergies, but he likes what he sees, I’m sure he’ll eat a couple.
I’m so excited for you, Sherry! Based on what you said, I truly think you and your husband will love my recipe! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts. 🙂
Do you think these will taste ok without the closves? Don’t have any on hand!
Hi Elizabeth! It will affect the taste a bit, but you’re fine to leave it out if you don’t have them. Happy baking!
We are crazy for cookies right now! ‘m really loving that these are dairy free!
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Yeah!! Perfect timing cuz I’ve got many more on the way! ☺️. Happy baking!
These are my kind of cookies! Perfect also as a gift for my aunt!
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Aww how sweet! I know your aunt will be so happy to get these. .
These are amazing oatmeal cookies!! My kids will love these!
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So happy to hear it Toni!
I’m so sad we just had to give up oats due to an allergy, oatmeal cookies were my FAVORITE! And these look perfect!
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Oh no! So sorry to hear it Annie.
Love this classic cookie recipe! I will definitely be adding this to my baking line up this weekend! Delicious!
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Wonderful! You’ve definitely got a tasty weekend of baking ahead of you! .
These look thick and chewy, just the way I LOVE my oatmeal cookies 🙂
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Oh yes! I think you’d definitely love these cookies Sue!
Classic! Extra chewy and the almond butter is amazing
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Exactly! The almond butter adds such a wonderful texture to these cookies! .
I used to be so intimidated by making vegan cookies but this recipe proves that it’s not hard at all. These cookies are delicious and my family loves them.
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That is so wonderful to hear Joanie! Vegan cookies can be just as much to bake as they are to eat. . So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
I love oatmeal cookies and I love that these are dairy-free, it’s so hard to find a good recipe! Easy to make and delicious!
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I know! So glad you like them Carrie!
Oatmeal cookies are a favorite at our house. I love how simple these are to make and I can’t wait to bake them for my little family.
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Oh that’s so wonderful Jacque! I cannot wait to hear what they think! .