Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
I’ll be honest; a couple of years ago, I was clueless as to how much food small children could pack into their crops. Seriously. Do your kids eat you out of the house and home?
I feel like I’m always looking for more gluten-free recipes, particularly healthy cookies, making snacks, putting snacks on the table, cleaning snacks up, and doing lots of other snack-related chores. 😛
It’s a good thing I love to cook.
My sister makes these absolutely delicious oatmeal cookies… but they’re also absolutely filled with brown sugar. No bueno. I’m a huge fan of healthy sweet treats, especially when it comes to my kids. They’re one of the main reasons for the ever-awesome healthy no-bake cookies recipe. But that’s not a recipe you want your kids chowing down on all the time, so I’ve had it in my head for a while to figure out a way to make healthy oatmeal cookies for snacks.
If only I’d known how easy it would be, I would have done it a long time ago. I mean, they’re similar to 3-ingredient toddler cookies, but even easier.
This recipe has no refined sugar, and only two ingredients – add-ins are optional!
I used Bob’s Red Mill certified gluten-free oatmeal, because gluten-free is kind of a big thing in our house, but any rolled oats or quick oats will work – you’re going to blend it all up anyway!
So for your snack-loving folks out there – or for those of you who have snack-loving kids in your house, hang on a sec. You’re about to be introduced to the easiest healthy cookie ever!
Try these delicious oatmeal cookies today!
PrintHealthy Oatmeal Cookies
If you love oatmeal cookies, these healthy oatmeal cookies are a must try! You won’t believe they’re good for you!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5-8 minutes
- Total Time: 15-18 minutes
- Yield: 6 cookies 1x
Ingredients
- 1 medium-large banana
- 1 cup of oatmeal
Optional add-ins:
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2–3 tablespoons maple syrup (or other sweetener)
- Chocolate chips
- Shredded coconut
- Craisins
- Raisins
- Cacao nibs
- The list goes on
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Place banana and oatmeal into a food processor or blender.
- Add vanilla, if using.
- Blend until dough comes together (30-60 seconds). It should be thick – like cookie dough!
- Stir in any of your favorite cookie additions. Mine are chocolate chips (because you don’t want them to be too healthy, right?) and shredded coconut.
- Drop by mounded tablespoons onto parchment-lined cookie sheet, flattening and shaping them as you go – these cookies won’t spread out!
- Bake for 5-8 minutes, until slightly brown on the bottom.
Makes 6 cookies.
Notes: This recipe is easily doubled or tripled.
So easy and simple! I’d totally add some coconut and chocolate chips!
Mmm these are healthy! Healthy enough for breakfast even 😉 Yum!
Loving these healthier cookies – definitely need to try them out. I always have bananas and gf oats on hand 🙂
Maple syrup — check.
Vanilla — check.
Cacao nibs — check.
This is beginning to sound like one awesome cookie! 🙂
How do you keep them?? On the counter or fridge?? Thanks in advance.
On the counter. Actually, on top of the fridge so the kids couldn’t get them. 😉
It’s dilicious!Thank you very much in advance, for your lovely recipes.