Oh Boy..Oatmeal Cookies

Missing those Christmas cookies already, huh?

I know, aren't we all.  Look at those babies!!

 

A while back someone asked for this recipe for these amazing
 

Vegan  Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
so as promised....enjoy!

They are adapted from the creative geniuses over at Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar.  But feel free to put your own spin on them.  I play around a little with whole grain flours, less sugar, toasted nuts, and dried fruit.  Whatever you have on hand will work.  These babies have quite the sugar load, but no butter.  Eat them at your own risk.  These are my go to cookies to make these days for a special occasion. 

Vegan Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Adapted from the book ‘Vegan Cookies Invade your Cookie Jar’

Prep time: 15-20 minutes       Cook time: 15-20 minutes          

Yields: 18 large cookies or 24 medium size

 

Ingredients:

2 cups of oats (quick cook or old fashioned)

2 cups of flour (I use a blend of whole grains ie. whole wheat pastry, oat, spelt, etc.)

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2/3 cup of canola oil

2/3 cup of sugar (raw turbinato and or white)

¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

½ cup of non-dairy milk (unsweetened almond milk)

1 tablespoon ground flax seeds

1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

1 cup of shredded unsweetened coconut

1 generous cup of vegan mini chocolate chips (I use Enjoy Life brand)

1 cup of chopped toasted walnuts *optional

1.         Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2.       In a medium size bowl, stir together oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3.       In a large bowl, beat together oil, sugar, brown sugar, non-dairy milk, flax seeds and vanilla. 

4.      Fold in half the flour mixture to moisten, then fold in remaining half.  Add in toasted nuts, coconut and chocolate chips, stir to combine.  *See chef’s note below*

5.       For each cookie, drop ¼ cup of dough (about the size of a golf ball) onto the cookie sheet.  Leave enough room between cookies-about 2 inches apart.  Cookies are huge, so you can reduce this to make smaller cookies.  Dough will be kind of annoying, sticky and thick. 

6.       Bake the cookies about 14-16 minutes, depending on your oven, until the edges are lightly brown.  Let cookies rest of cookie sheet for 5 minutes to set,  before transferring them to cooling racks to completely cool. 

Chef’s Note: once the raw cookie dough is combined, let it sit for 5-10minutes before forming into cookies.  I’ve found this dough to be very sticky to work with once combined.  However, once it sits for a bit much easier! Hope this helps you…have fun!

 

 

Hope this recipe brightens up your Monday.  Something to look forward to treating yourself to this weekend...go ahead and make these, they are so good. 

What sweet treats are you missing from the holidays? How are you honoring your commitment to your health this week? Exercising? Eating better?

I'll be drinking more water and making a cleansing broccoli salad.  Not nearly as tasty as these cookies, but I need to fit into my clothes. 

Here's to you & your health. Make it a great week. 

Lynda-the Healthy Hoboken Girl