Healthy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
These healthy oatmeal raisin cookies are soft and chewy, with a somewhat cake-like texture. They’re a welcome treat as an afternoon snack or great for packing along on a hike.
Servings 16 cookies
Calories 94kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup honey
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ⅔ cup white whole wheat flour, spooned and leveled (or regular whole wheat flour)
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup raisins, packed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, applesauce, softened butter, and egg.
- In another mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the raisins.
- The dough will be a bit wet compared to other cookie doughs; this is normal. Place in the fridge for about 15 minutes to help it firm up a little.
- Portion out the cookie dough in heaping tablespoons. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. Let cool on the pan, then enjoy!
Notes
- White wheat is a type of wheat; the other common strain used in flours is red wheat. White whole wheat flour is a whole grain, unlike all-purpose flour which is stripped of some parts of the grain. I like King Arthur Flour’s White Whole Wheat Flour.
- The texture of these cookies is soft, chewy, and somewhat cake-like. Letting them cool on the pan is important as moving them too early can cause them to crumble.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal