Naturally Sweet Oat Cookies Vegan Gluten Free Nut Free Food

HEALTHY OAT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the ground flax and water together in a medium to large-sized mixing bowl.
• Blend half of the rolled oats into fine oat flour.
• Add the tahini and maple syrup to the flax mixture and whisk together until smooth.
• Add the rolled oats, oat flour, sea salt and baking powder to the mixing bowl with the wet ingredients.
• Fold in the hemp seeds, raisins and chocolate chips.
• Spray a baking tray with non-stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper or a silicone baking-mat.
• Shape the dough into 12 equal-sized cookies and place on the baking tray.
• Bake for 14 minutes.
• Let the cookies cool on the pan for 5-10 minutes before handling then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before storing.
• Once cooled, the cookies can be stored in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 4 days, in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

NATURALLY SWEET OAT COOKIES (VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, NUT-FREE)

Steps:

• Blend the bananas in a food processor until smooth. Add and blend applesauce, vanilla and cinnamon.
• Add quick oats and dates and raisins (soak them for two minutes prior to adding them) and process until desired consistency.
• Pour 2 tbsp-batches of batter into cookie molds on a greased cookie sheet and flatten. Bake at 350F for 6 minutes, then flip cookies and flatten, and bake another 6-10 minutes.
• ***You can omit the applesauce and salt and use 1/4 cup margarine instead. You can use all dates instead of half and half with raisins - I prefer all dates. They seem to freeze well and come out to about 100 calories per cookie.