These gluten free vegan oatmeal cookies are wholesome and make a great afternoon snack!
Stocking the freezer with healthy foods to throw into to lunchboxes on busy mornings
Making snacks and lunchbox fillers on the weekends has really saved my bacon during busy school weekdays.
We pick a few recipes, (new or tried and true) and cook them up to have on hand, ready to go.
Sometimes my daughters pick them, sometimes I do.
We wrap individual portions, or just freeze the lot and wrap them up come lunchbox time. My daughters love to check the freezer for which items they will put into their boxes each day!
As always, make every ingredient count to help ensure you are feeding your body, and your family’s well.
In this recipe, we have healthy fats (seeds), wholegrains (oats), and fiber (chia). By using a low-glycemic sugar, I feel even better about serving these ‘cookies’ to my kids.
On this particular day, I needed a healthy after-school snack.
I made several changes to make it work for our family, but the end result was a cookie worth every little bite!!
The add-in options for this recipe are endless, as are the adaptations. Can’t do nuts? Sunflower seed butter it is! No chocolate? Then how about some dried fruit?! Or maybe both is more up your alley. Have fun playing around with it!
What is your favorite add-in? Are you a fruit or chocolate kind of person?
More healthy gluten free cookies:
- You will be shocked how reminiscent these bars are to the original! Gluten Free Fig Newton Bars
- These No Bake Cookies are much healthier than the typical recipe with sweetened condensed milk!
- Soft lemon poppyseed cookies are loaded with one of my favorite flavors!
Gluten Free Vegan Oatmeal Cookies Recipe:
If you try these wholesome cookies, be sure to come back and leave a comment below!
Healthy Oatmeal Snack Cookies
Ingredients
Dry:
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup chia meal or flax meal optional, but adds good omegas, fiber, and healthy fats
Wet:
- 1/2 cup favorite seed or nut butter
- 1/3-1/2 cup liquid sweetener I used maple syrup, but honey, agave, coconut nectar are all options
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients together.
- In a liquid measuring cup, thoroughly blend the wet ingredients.
- Mix the two together.
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Let rest in the fridge for about 10 minutes while the oven heats.
- Drop small rounded tablespoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until just golden.
Nutrition
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This is by far the best oatmeal raisin cookie recipe I have ever tried. Absolutely delicious. Made them for a meeting a work & got asked to make them for several people before the meeting was over. This is definitely a keeper!! Thanks Bev for another great recipe!!
glad you enjoyed them Pavel!
Yum, Yum, double yum! My dough ended up being a little crumbly so I added 1/4c. applesauce (thank you, Tess 🙂 to make it “bound” and they turned out awesome! Also cut the choc. chips in 1/2 and replaced the 1/2 with raisins. The WHOLE family loves them. Chewy yumminess. Now I just hope they’ll last a week for school lunches…
Can I use quick rolled oats?
Yes Jaime, shouldn’t be a Problem, although I have not tested it. Let us know how they work!
I need to buy chocolate chips and then these are on my list! Thanks
Enjoy Heather!
looks really tasty.
i have never thought about putting chai in cookies!
Thank you!
Yum!! Thanks for doing this giveaway!
What brand of GF Rolled Oats do you use? Sorry if you already mentioned this. It’s past my bedtime …
Hi angel! I have used both bobs gf oats and trader joes!
I love oatmeal cookies! I’m so glad Bob’s Red Mill has GF oats!
These look yummy!
Love the flexibility of this recipe, I’m making it right now (with my Bob’s GF oats)! Thank you!
hope they were good Tina! thanks for stopping by!
Thanks! I love new recipes for cookies!
These look so yummy!!! I love chocolate, but am finding that I really love raisins in oatmeal cookies. Do you use specifically gluten free oats?
I do Ashley, can’t risk cross-contamination with my son…he’s allergic to wheat.
I’m definitely going to be trying this recipe with raisins soon! YUM!
Enjoy Raj! I love raisins too!
This recipe looks so good. Can’t wait to try it.
Thanks!
My favorite add-ins to my GF granola and granola bars are chocolate dusted almonds and dried cranberries! Yummy!!
Looks good. Thanks.
Going to make these and add some toasted coconut, yum!
Thanks for the recipe
Those cookies look so good. I will have to try them. Thanks for the recipe
I am definitely a chocolate add in girl! thanks for the recipes
I can’t wait to try these cookies, thanks for the recipe.
I love having safe and tasty meals in the freezer. I should do it more often. It’s like insurance against making poor choices when I’m too tired or rushed to cook.
Your ideas are great! I react to oats. Do you? If so, where do you get your gf rolled oats? The only ones I’ve found were like the instant ones; they weren’t the less processed “old fashioned” ones.
natalie, I sent you an email!
I love that this doesn’t have eggs…we’re trying to avoid those too.
Hi Kristi..98% of my baked goods are vegan (meaning no eggs), in case you need more inspiration!
great looking cookies! i just pinned them:)
(something wierd happened & i think my original comment meant for this post went somewhere else!)
These cookies look yummy, and easy to make!
I can’t wait to go to the store today , I’m going to make these cookies tomorrow.
Thank FOr being parto of the “10 Days of Gluten Free.” This has been a big help.
That recipe looks so delicious, I’m definitely going to have to give it a try!
Thanks for the recipes.. love oatmeal raisin and chocolate chip… have never tried flax or chia meal
Mmmm, I loveee chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. Thanks for the post!
thanks for the ideas I will be sahring with family who also is celiac
Thanks for the giveaway!