Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Vegan, gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar-free, heart-healthy
Oatmeal raisin cookies are a staple in every coffee shop in the US. The commonly used ingredients are flour, butter and sugar. Of course, I needed to reinvent this staple cookie and make it gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free – without sacrificing taste. My oatmeal cookies are maple sweetened, filled with bright raisins and warm cinnamon. Bite into one of these healthy, vegan cookies, and you will be spoiled forever!
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© Sweets You Can Eat by Megan Matthews and Patricia Schroeck 2021
Ingredients
Wet
1/2 cup warm water
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1/2 cup unsalted almond butter
1/3 melted coconut oil
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry
2 cups oats
3/4 cup oat flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisin
1 cup walnut pieces
Makes 24 cookies
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF/180ºC. Prepare 2 cookie sheets lined with parchment paper or sprayed with coconut oil.
2. Make a flax egg by combining ½ cup warm water into a mug with 2 tablespoons ground flax. Let sit for 5 minutes to allow flax to absorb liquid.
3. Combine wet ingredients, almond butter, coconut oil, maple syrup, coconut sugar and vanilla into a large mixing bowl and whisk. Add flax egg and whisk again to combine.
4. Using a spatula, make a well in the center of the wet batter. Add dry ingredients: oats and oat flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine the dry into the wet until mixed. Fold in raisins and walnuts.
5. Using a small ice cream scoop drop 2 tablespoons of cookie dough onto the cookie sheets 1.5 inches/4 cm apart. Flatten each cookie slightly with your fingers.
6. Bake 14 minutes. Do not overbake these cookies as they will continue to cook when removed from the oven. They will become crispy as they cool.
Photos by Milkshake Creative
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