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Best Ever Chewy Oatmeal Cookies

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: easy recipes, gluten-free, kayak cookies, low sugar, oatmeal, oatmeal cookies, plant-based, salty oats, small-batch, vegan
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 199kcal

Equipment

  • Hand/stand mixer
  • Cookie sheet or similar tray

Ingredients

Wet ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (plant) butter, softened (112 g) dairy-free if desired
  • 1/2 cup sugar (96 g)
  • 1 egg, room temp sub a flax egg, or 3 tbsp mashed banana, increase baking soda to 1/2 tsp
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Dry ingredients

  • 3/4 cup flour (90 g) gf all purpose if desired
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cup rolled oats (120 g) you can sub some of this for shredded coconut yum!

Mix-ins

  • 1/4 cup raisins, or other chopped dried fruit (40 g)
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips (45 g)

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract. Beat in egg until incorporated.
  • Add dry ingredients to bowl and beat until just combined. Stir in oats. Stir in raisins and chocolate. Form dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Let chill in refrigerator at least two hours and preferably overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 375° F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough into a ball and dunk it into a bowl of salt, so the coarse salt sits atop the ball. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Bake cookies until golden at the edges, about 12 minutes.
  • Cool slightly and enjoy!!

Notes

  1. To make a flax egg, stir together 1 tbsp (7 g) flax seed meal and 3 tbsp water and let it sit and thicken for 5 minutes.
  2. To bake from frozen, add 1-2 extra minutes to the regular baking time. Fresh cookies whenever you want!!
  3. The recipe will make 12 regular sized and 24 small cookies, for smaller cookies bake a few minutes less.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cookie | Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 78mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 261IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg