Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Moist and chewy oatmeal cookies made with gluten free whole grains, raisins and other fruit, chia seeds and olive oil.
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 135kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats
- ½ cup raisins
- ¼ cup oat flour
- ¼ cup ivory teff flour
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 eggs (divided)
- ¼ cup dates 65 grams see notes for substitutes
- 2 tablespoon greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon water
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Hydrate dates
- Place 2 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce, and ¼ cup dates chopped in a small sauce pan.
- Add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Heat over medium low heat stirring occasionally until the dates are soft.
- Mash dates.
- Remove from heat.
- Transfer to a plate, or spread in pan so it can cool.
Hydrate Chia Seeds
- Separate 1 egg into 2 small/medium mixing bowls.
- Add 1 tablespoon water to the egg white
- (optional) Grind 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- Mix chia seeds into egg white and water mixture
Make oil/egg/yogurt emulsion
- Whisk the egg yolk with 2 tablespoon greek yogurt.
- While whisking, slowly add ¼ cup olive oil.It should be about the consistency of thin mayonnaise.
Mix dry ingredients
- Preheat oven oven to 375℉
- In a large mixing bowl whip 1 cup oats, ¼ cup oat flour, ¼ cup ivory teff flour, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon lemon zest, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt
- Stir in ½ cup raisins
Combine wet and dry ingredients
- Combine the hydrated chia seeds and the oil emulsion in one of the bowls.
- Add one egg and ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract.
- Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
Bake
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shape 12 cookies about 2 tablespoons each on baking sheet.
- Flatten them a little because they won't spread very much
- Bake at 375℉ for 12-14 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 2 minutes.Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
