Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe for healthy oatmeal cookies was originally submitted by Rose from Woodbridge, Ontario Canada.

It takes good old oatmeal cookies, which I absolutely love, and kicks up the nutrition with the addition of flax and by using whole wheat flour.

Rose says: Oatmeal cookies are a comfort food from our childhood, but we can take this already healthier cookie and make it more healthy. Check out my heart-healthy recipe!

Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe for healthy oatmeal cookies takes good old oatmeal cookies, which I absolutely love, and kicks up the nutrition.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 24 Servings

Calories 98 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rolled oats, not the quick cooking kind
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, large
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Add-ins: 1 cup of any of the following or a mix of the following: dried cranberries or other fruit, walnuts or any other nuts, trail mix, chocolate/butterscotch chips, etc. - or a 1 cup combination of any of the above for true "kitchen sink" style cookies.

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Use parchment paper to line a cookie sheet.
• In a large bowl, beat canola oil with sugars until well incorporated. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
• In another bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking soda and flaxseed meal.
• Mix the dry ingredients into wet ingredients a little at a time, until incorporated but not over-mixed.
• Drop by the tablespoons onto the parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, until edges are just starting to turn brown. Bake an extra minute or so for a crispier cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 98kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 4mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 10IUCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg

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Let cool for 2 minutes.

Makes 24 small cookies or 12 large ones. The recipe is easily doubled.

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If you like these healthy oatmeal cookies, have a look at our oatmeal raisin cookes sweetened with sugar and applesauce.

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