Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
This recipe for healthy oatmeal cookies takes good old oatmeal cookies, which I absolutely love, and kicks up the nutrition.
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup rolled oats, not the quick cooking kind
- 1/3 cup flax seed meal
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 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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