Oatmeal cookies are my favorites. I like other cookies but I LOVE oatmeal cookies. Here’s a quick and easy recipe that makes about a dozen and takes 3 times longer to bake then it does to mix together. Delicious, almost like eating a nut butter and jam sandwich on oat bread but even better! Use whatever nut or seed butter your family likes and feel free to use whatever sugar-free jam you have on hand as well. I had strawberry jam so that’s what I used. You can find numerous types of free-dried fruits now on-line or at the grocery store.
In a medium (8 cup bowl) combine:
1 1/2 cups sprouted rolled oats
1/4 cup oat flour
2 1/2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Stir to combine. In a second 3-4 cup small bowl whisk together:
3 tablespoons avocado oil
1/4 cut nut or seed butter (I used tahini)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar-free or low-sugar strawberry jam
1/4 to 1/2 cup crushed freeze-dried strawberries (save some whole ones to press on top of the cookies before baking)
3 tablespoons date syrup (or agave, coconut nectar, maple syrup, etc.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line one large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Stir whisked wet ingredients into dry ingredients and fold together until mixture is moistened and well mixed. Using a medium (or small for smaller cookies), scoop and drop cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, spaced about 1/2 inch apart and flatten each one with either the back of the scoop or a fork. Press a piece of dried strawberry into the top of each cookie. Bake 10-17 minutes depending on size (cookies should be firm to the touch). Cool for 10-15 minutes before removing cookies to a cooling rack. Cool completely before storing in an air-tight container. They will keep for about a week (not in my household!). They will also freeze in a vacuum sealed bag for up to 3 months. Using my large scoop, I made 10 cookies.
Alternatives:
Use 1/2 cup pear sauce, 1/4 cup cranberries or raisins, and add 1/4 cup date sugar
Use 1/2 cup applesauce, 1/4-1/2 cup crushed dried apples and add 1/4 cup date sugar
Use 1/2 cup peach jam, 1/4-1/2 cup crushed dried peaches
Use 1/2 cup plum jam, 1/4 cup diced dried prunes
Use 1/2 cup of any jam and 1/2 cup carob chips
Use 1/2 cup pineapple jam and 1/4 cup crushed dried bananas or pineapple
Really just about any combination of sauce or jam with dried fruit or chips will work in this recipe. Just be sure to add the extra sweetener if using sauce rather than jam.
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