Are you looking for a healthier alternative to your favorite soft oatmeal cookies? If so, then this article is for you! We’ve gathered some of the best recipes for healthier soft oatmeal cookies, so you can enjoy your favorite treat without feeling guilty. These cookies are made with wholesome ingredients like oats, whole wheat flour, and natural sweeteners, so you can feel good about eating them. Plus, they’re still soft and chewy, with a delicious flavor that everyone will love.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
HEALTHIER OATMEAL COOKIES
I have been searching for a healthier cookie treat for my girls. I experimented with other recipes and used whole wheat flour and coconut oil in place of white flour and butter or vegetable oils. The result is a yummy, chewy treat for your family!
Provided by Domenichelli Wines
Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
- Combine coconut oil, sugars, and molasses in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Gradually stir in the sifted flour mixture until well blended. Mix in oats, chocolate chips, and cranberries.
- Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 9 minutes. Let stand on the cookie sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 128.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 48.7 mg, Sugar 10 g
THE BEST HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIES
Soft and chewy healthy oatmeal cookies are made with oats, honey, coconut oil, chopped nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, and much more! They're super nutritious and make a great snack or even breakfast.
Provided by Layla
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, foil or silicone baking mat and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the honey, coconut oil, egg, and vanilla. In a medium bowl whisk, all the dry ingredients then stir them into the wet mixture.
- Drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet using a medium-large cookie scoop and flatten to about ¾'' thickness. Bake 10 minutes then allow in the pan for at least 5-10 minutes and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cookie, Calories 144 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 12 mg, Sodium 45 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 8 g
HEALTHIER SOFT OATMEAL COOKIES
My family loves these oatmeal cookies, and with my made-over version, they are a great way to sneak extra fiber and grains into their diet! I reduce the sugar, add whole wheat, use rolled oats and add dates (for extra fiber!)
Provided by MakeItHealthy
Categories Desserts Cookies Oatmeal Cookie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla extract. Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture. Fold in oats and dates. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two baking sheets.
- Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Flatten each cookie with a large fork.
- Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 208.6 calories, Carbohydrate 30.2 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 212.7 mg, Sugar 14.9 g
ABSOLUTE BEST MOST EXCELLENT SOFT OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES
This cookie recipe is a definite must have in your recipe box!! Warning! once you start eating these... it's really hard to stop at just two.. or three.. or.. well, you get the picture. :) My Grandmother gave me this delectably delicious recipe and Everyone who has ever tried them has asked me for the recipe! After trying these, my husband doesn't want any others. And, If you are going to take these cookies, for a treat, anywhere, be sure to have the recipe with you! You WILL definitely be asked for it. They are truly the most excellent, best ever, soft oatmeal raisin cookies I have ever had!
Provided by Kimberly Arp
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 18m
Yield 36-42 cookies depending on size
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- First, you put the raisins in a small pan of water uncovered and cook till puffy.
- Put in strainer to drain and cool.
- (I rinse them under cool water to cool them off quicker) Cream and beat together (using elect. mixer) the butter, brown sugar, and eggs.
- Mix together the flour (unsifted), soda, baking powder, cinnamon, oatmeal and add to the creamed mixture, using beater to mix.
- Last, add the raisins.
- With a spoon, mix them in ever so lightly.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheets.
- (I use cooking spray) I sometimes use Tablespoonfuls to make bigger cookies!
- Bake them between 350*-360* for 8-9 minutes.
- Take them out before they get brown!
- Cool for a couple of minutes on the cookie sheet before transfering to waxed paper to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
HEALTHY OATMEAL/RAISIN COOKIES
My husband loves oatmeal cookies, so I have created a low fat, low sugar recipe. The addition of raisins adds more sweetness.
Provided by janselstad
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 24-30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix brown sugar thru vanilla together.
- Add flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg.
- Stir in oatmeal, raisins& walnuts.
- Drop on cookie sheets which have been sprayed or I use parchment paper.
- (flatten with fork) Bake in 350 oven for about 10 minutes.
- (I do not like a lot of sugar so by adding raisins you also add a little additional sweetness) Enjoy!
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