Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
Serves 3060 mins prep90 mins cook
When it comes to cookies that are delicious and healthy, these healthy oatmeal raisin cookies are the gold standard. They are soft, chewy, and naturally sweetened. I use simple ingredients that pack impressive health benefits, like dates, nut butter, oats, and chia seeds. They are perfect for quick breakfasts, healthy snacks, or even as a dessert.
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0 Soak the dates in 1/2 cup water for an hour or more. 1 Grind the oats and unsweetened coconut into a flour using a high powered blender. 2 Grind the chia seeds into a powder using a spice grinder. 3 Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. 4 Place the almond butter, soaked dates (with their soak water), applesauce, vanilla and coconut oil in a food processor or high powered blender (like a Vitamix). Blend until smooth, then add to the dry ingredients and mix well. 5 Form cookies on a baking sheet lightly sprayed with oil or covered with parchment paper (I used parchment paper because the cleanup is way easier!). Use about 1 Tbsp of batter for each cookie, and spread the cookie out on the parchment. The cookies won’t spread as they bake so be sure to spread them out into a “cookie shape” using a fork or spoon. 6 Bake at very low heat: 200 degrees for 1.5 to 2 hours (mine took 1.5 hours in the oven, but it depends on how hot your oven is). When they’re done, they’ll be slightly browned and crispy on the outside.View original recipe