Healthy Oatmeal Cookies - Whole Grain Gourmet

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Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

Written by LCheliak

Wednesday, 09 April 2008 09:56

honey oatmeal cookie

These little 'cookies' are almost too healthy to be called a cookie. My Dad has been on a life long search for a cookie that wasn't too sweet so after playing around with the ingredients I have finally achieved what he wanted. In fact, he thinks they are so good and nutritious he thinks we should call them a Nutritional Supplement!

There is no sugar in this recipe however if you prefer sugar to honey--then simply alter the recipe....cut the baking soda to 1/4 tsp. and add an extra tablespoon of water. Your baking temperature should go to 350 if you are using sugar.

When replacing sugar with honey you have to increase the baking soda to increase the acid and you reduce liquid by 1 Tablespoon. Also, with honey baking--lower the baking temp.

Editor's note:

I made these today for my preschooler with the following modifications:

used white whole wheat flour (it's what I had)
increased the oats by 1/4 cup
scooped tablespoons full, and did not press with fork (fuller rounder cookie)

They are not as sweet as most oatmeal cookies I've had, which is a good thing. We could not stop eating them; especially my preschooler. They are excellent "nutritional supplements!" Thanks again for sharing them, LCheliak!

Healthy Oatmeal Cookies (with Honey)

Ingredients:

Dry ingredients

1 cup whole wheat flour (a pinch more depending on the moisture of the mix)
1 1/2 cups of Large Flake Rolled Oats (smaller flake is ok too)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp Cinnamon (I actually use about 3 Tbsp--got to love cinnamon)
1/2 tsp Nutmeg (optional)

Wet ingredients

1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup oil (corn, grapeseed or olive) * you can also use some applesauce to replace some of the oil if you wish*
1 Tablespoon Molasses
1 egg (beat with 1 Tbsp Water)
1 tsp Vanilla

Yummy ingredients

1/2 cup raisins (1 cup for my Dad's batch)
1/2 cup walnuts (more for my Dad's)!!

Preparation:

In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together.
In a medium bowl, mix all the wet ingredients together. Hint: when measuring out the honey, spray the measuring cup with oil or baking spray--your honey won't stick).
Mix the wet stuff with the dry stuff. Add the raisins and walnuts and mix. If the mixture seems too wet, add a bit of flour. If it isn't binding together very well, you may wish to add an egg white.
COOL the mix for 20 minutes in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 335 degrees (lower temperature due to the honey in the recipe which will burn more easily).
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto your baking sheet (I recommend lining the baking sheet with parchment paper). Press down with a fork to ensure even cooking.
Bake for about 15 - 20 minutes or until golden on the bottom of the cookie. The cookies freeze very well and make a great snack! Enjoy.

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Comments (131)

Thank you so much for sharing the recipe, I've made this twice now and the cookies turned out delicious each time. This time I wanted to add just a hint of chocolate so I put 1 chocolate chip on top of each cookie, and they look AND taste great! =)

I added 1/2 cup flax-seed meal, 1 cup applesauce instead of olive oil, 2 eggs instead of one, added 1/2 cup craisins, 1/2 cup raisins and 1 cup walnuts. I made them as bar cookies and they turned out fabulous.

Sounds great and i can't wait to try this recipe. Can you provide the nutritional value? I am especially interested in the total carbs and fat. I know that oatmeal is a good source of both soluble and inslouble fiber too. Thanks for sharing.

This recipe is a keeper!.
We enjoyed the cookies very much.It's nice to know that there are recipes for healthy treats and are tasty.

This recipe is killer!! I made these and added a 1/4 cup more of the oats, 1/8 cup of flaxseed meal, and 1/8 cup of wheat germ. I also usede olive oil. I made a second batch with pecans and chocolate chips. These are an early Valentine gift for my honey unless i don't stop munchin!! Thank you!!

I made these and substituted sprouted wheat for the flour, and agave for the honey, they were delicious and VERY healthy.

I just made the recipe and I also calculated the calories. I think that if you follow the whole thing by the book, it comes down to 110kcal per cookie.
Has anyone else calculated it!

(i used only 1/4 cup honey because I did not have any) and added 1 cup of brown sugar...)

These cookies are awesome! I used slivered almonds instead of walnuts--Yum Yum. I was wondering what the nutritional value of these would be?

Just made the healthy oatmeal cookies with your recipe, perfect, yummy. I used 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup agave nectar (instead of 1/2 cup honey), and used 1/4 cup olive oil and 1/4 cup unsweet applesauce (instead of 1/2 cup oil). One tip that helped me: when forming the cookies they stick to you fingers, get a bowl with cold water and just stick your fingers in the water before shaping each cookie, no stick. Thanks for the recipe, great tasting cookies.

These cookies are EXCELLENT. The nutmeg adds a very nice flavor and I like the healthy not too sweet taste. I will definately make these again.

I made these spur of the moment so I had to use what I had on hand -- and I made them very large using an ice cream scoop. I had nine delicious chewy cookies.

Actually, I want to share with everyone the ingredients I substituted:

white sugar for honey
wheat free flours (mixture of tapioca flour, potato starch, soy flour, rice flour)for the wheat flour
pancake syrup for the molasses
veg oil for the corn oil
I used 2tbs cinnamon not 1tbs
I omitted the vanilla, raisins, and walnuts

I ENJOY your recipe Im ready to bake some more cookies.My whole family LOVE IT.

Has anyone figured out the calorie count on these cookies?

Thanks

Lovely recipe, just made them and ate 4 with tea,
is that healthy anyway? lol

This recipe is great, thank you! I made the entire recipe as one giant cookie for a "birthday cake" cookie. My friend said it was the best oatmeal raisin cookie she had ever had. Kids and adults were all very happy.

I just made them I had no honey..as my son took it to work grrrrr So I used a bit more molasses and apple sauce..mmmmmmmm

Thanks for the recipe!!

I made these for my toddlers with the following changes, I used canola oil instead of of olive. I don't bake with olive oil because it ruins the oil.
I also added dried cranberries instead of raisins because she hates raisins, and a few chocolate chips for me:P

We loved them! I happy they freeze well because I'm sure we would have eaten them all in one day if I had not snuck half of them into the freezer

Maybe I'm missing it but how manny cookies does this make? TY for the recipe

ok.... sounds great, i'm about to go and try them :) hope they are good like the all said =D

Overall, I really like this recipe. I made three batches: one with dark chocolate chips, one with raisins and pecans (what I had in the house), and one without any other additions. I find the last one a little bland but I thought people would like the choice (I'm going to serve them at my playgroup). But the thing I like most about this recipe is that when I'm eating it, I know it's "healthy" and that makes it yummier.

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