Flourless Oatmeal Cookies
It’s hard to go wrong with this classic Oatmeal Cookie, and this recipe is especially easy — just five ingredients, including sunflower oil instead of butter, which means less saturated fat. Oatmeal may help lower cholesterol and is full of antioxidants. Good with a glass of milk as an after-school snack, or as part of a packed lunch or picnic. — AARP
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 111kcal
Where's the flour?! There isn't any. The binding ingredient is oats, so this is a naturally gluten-free cookie. Flourless Classic Oatmeal Cookies courtesy of Victoria Blashford-Snell and Brigitte Hafner, from The Illustrated Kitchen Bible
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats - see notes
- ⅔ cup light packed brown sugar - or Splenda brown sugar blend
- ½ cup sunflower oil
- 1 whole egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil or spray two baking sheets.
- Stir together oats, brown sugar or sugar blend, and oil, until well combined.
- Add egg and extract, and stir to combine again.
- Drop by heaping teaspoons onto baking sheets, spacing them at least an inch apart. Flatten slightly with a fork, and bake 15-18 minutes, until brown.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
Spa Index Kitchen Notes
For a peanut butter variety, add 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter.
For a chunky textured cookie, keep your old fashioned oat flakes whole. For a smoother, more refined texture, pulse the oats just a second or two (not much) in a blender, to make a lighter, slightly more floury mixture. Don't over-blend or you'll create oat bran or oat flour! Tried this recipe?Mention or tag @SpaIndex so we can share!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Cookie | Calories: 111 kcal (6%) | Carbohydrates: 13.5 g (5%) | Protein: 2 g (4%) | Fat: 5.5 g (8%) | Cholesterol: 8 mg (3%) | Sodium: 5 mg | Potassium: 60 mg (2%) | Fiber: 1.5 g (6%) | Sugar: 6 g (7%) | Calcium: 10 mg (1%) | Iron: 0.5 mg (3%)
All I got was greasy oats that wouldn’t stick together for anything.
I like to brown bag these at work. Crumble easily, but use those for yogurt topping.
Pretty good!
We prefer these to flour based cookies — not because we need gluten free, but, we liked the rough texture a lot better, and, it’s easy for my children to measure and make these, without making a baking mess.
[…] Oatmeal Cookies by Victoria Blashford-Snell and Brigitte Hafner From: 10 low-guilt cookies that are tasty, tempting treats — AARP It’s hard to go wrong with this classic cookie, and this recipe is especially easy — just five ingredients, including sunflower oil instead of butter, which means less saturated fat. Oatmeal may help lower cholesterol and is full of antioxidants. Per serving: 89 calories, 1g saturated fat, 11g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 1g fiber, 4mg sodium […]