Healthy Apple Oatmeal Cookies
These Healthy Apple Oatmeal Cookies are sweet, cinnamony, and only 69kcalories each! They are perfect when you're craving something sweet, but don't want something too sugary.
Equipment
- 2 Medium mixing bowls
- Apple peeler
- Grater
- Measuring Cups
- Whisk
- Spatula
- Large baking sheet
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 Cups Oatmeal quick oats
- 1/2 Cup Whole wheat flour
- 1/3 Cup Turbinado sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon plus additional for sprinkling
- 1/4 tsp Ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp Fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp Pumpkin pie spice
- 1 Large Apple peeled and grated
- 1 Tbsp Coconut oil melted and cooled slightly
- 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 Tbsp Unsweetened vanilla almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a large cookie sheet with non-stick baking spray.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine the oatmeal, flour, baking powder, spices, salt, and turbinado sugar. Use a spatula to combine the ingredients.
- Peel and grate the apple and add it to another mixing bowl. Add melted coconut oil, vanilla, and almond milk to the bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula or by hand to incorporate everything.
- Drop the batter by rounded tablespoons or with a cookie scoop onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten the cookies into round circles and sprinkle them with additional cinnamon.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 8-9 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the sheet then remove to a wire rack or plate to finish cooling.
Notes
- This recipe makes 15 medium-sized cookies but could make 12 large cookies.
- Keep the cookies in the fridge in a plastic bag or container for up to a week.
