Healthy cookies? You read right! These delicious cookies are gluten free and made with no processed sugar. So you can have your cookies without the guilt!
Sometimes you just HAVE to have a cookie. Am I right? It’s such a wonderful sweet snack, and sometimes it can be so hard to resist.
Besides all that, I love baking. It’s something I can’t let myself do too often, because I end up with a bunch of sweets in the house that someone has to eat (mainly me!).
Fortunately, I’ve discovered that it’s not too difficult to make healthy versions of my favorite baked goods. Awhile back I created a recipe for Guilt Free Double Chocolate Cookies — a gooey, chocolately cookie with a surprise (healthy!) ingredient.
This time around, I was craving an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Oats are great for you, so that wasn’t a problem. But I substituted almond flour for wheat flour and sweetened the cookies with agave nectar.
So next time you’re hit with an urge to bake or you just have to satisfy a cookie craving, break out your mixer and whip up a batch of these tasty cookies. Guilt free!
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup almond meal/flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup agave nectar, or honey
- 3/4 cups dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, almond meal, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- In another medium bowl, melt the butter. Let cool slightly. Whisk in the vanilla, followed by the egg. Finally, whisk in the agave nectar.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir together. Add in the chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes or freeze for 15.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-13 minutes or until just starting to brown.
- Let cool on the pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Michelle says
These look amazing! I feel like I honestly NEED a cookie every day and these are the perfect way to enjoy one…or maybe two…And not feel so guilty. Love it!
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
I feel like I NEED a cookie everyday, too. With this recipe, I can keep a batch in the house and not feel bad!
CakePants says
I’m not even usually a big fan of oatmeal cookies, but these look great! I bet the almond flour gives them a great, nutty flavor. Yum!
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
My favorite oatmeal cookies always have chocolate chips in them! You should give these a try, I think you will like them.
Khit M @A Bountiful Love says
Looks so good! If I haven’t done so, I would like to invite you
to share your post over at Healthy Living Link Party, it goes live every
Wednesdays, 5pm PST ( 7pm Central Time) until Sunday 9pm. Hope to see you
there!
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
Thanks, Khit!
Megan - The Emotional Baker says
I love baking with agave! These cookies will be great when I’m in need of a healthier sweet treat 🙂
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
I’ve recently started experimenting with agave as a sweetener for baking. When I make healthy treats like this, I either use honey or agave. Both are so good!
Miz Helen says
We will love these cookies! Thanks so much for sharing your post with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
Thank you, Miz Helen! Enjoy these cookies.
Joy Love Food says
I love your healthy spin on chocolate chip cookies, these sound wonderful! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!
Jenna Owens (@aSavoryFeast) says
These cookies are so good, you won’t believe they are healthy! Thanks for stopping by.