Health Nut Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a medium bowl, combine the applesauce, butter, egg, vanilla, and honey. Whisk until blended. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until combined. The dough will be wet and sticky. Fold in the chocolate chips, raisins, and walnuts. Place in the refrigerator and let chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
• When ready to bake, place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet. Remove the dough from the refrigerator (if it is very stiff, you may need to let it sit out for 5 to 10 minutes). With a cookie scoop or spoon, drop the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and arrange on the baking sheet, leaving 1 inch of space around each. With your fingers, gently flatten each cookie to be about 3/4-inch thick.
• Bake until the cookies are golden and firm around the edges and set on top, about 9 to 10 minutes. Place the baking sheet on a wire rack and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the rack to cool completely.

OATMEAL NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts and raisins., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

HEALTHY OATMEAL DATE WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (or 325 convection oven). Line 3 cookies sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix all dry ingredients.
• Wisk together wet ingredients.
• Fold in dry to wet and stir until moist. If batter is too dry add a little more applesauce.
• Use small ice cream scoop to make cookies.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Transfer to baking rack and cool.
• I throw them into a ziploc bag and just grab 2 out of the freezer whenever the mood hits me. I use them for the kids lunches too and they love them!
• VARIATION: I basically make the same recipe but with dairy free chocolate chips instead of walnuts and omit molasses and maple syrup. We live on those! I love stocking up the freezer on Sundays. :).

HEALTH NUT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter with the brown sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in the egg, vanilla and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl, mix the rolled oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Stir into the butter mixture along with the hazelnuts, wheat germ, sunflower seeds and flax seed and mix until blended.
• Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto greased or parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
• Bake in the top and bottom thirds of a 375 degree F oven, switching and rotating the sheets halfway through, for 10 minutes or until golden.
• Let cool on sheets on racks for about 2 minutes.
• Transfer to racks; let cool completely.

HEALTHY GRAPE-NUTS OATMEAL CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Mix flour and backing soda in small bowl.
• In separate bowl, mix applesauce and flax seed.
• Gradually add sugars, beat until well mixed.
• Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in oats, cereal and cranberries.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheets.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Enjoy.

HEALTH NUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Mix the oatmeal, milk, and 4 cups of water in a large, deep saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. When it boils, quickly lower heat to very low. Stir in brown sugar, dried cranberries, flaxseed meal, sunflower seeds and salt. Cook at a low simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until very thick and creamy.
• Stir often to prevent burning.
• Serve with additional milk and sprinkle with a tablespoon of the Grape nuts cereal if desired, or cool and refrigerate to reheat later in the week.