Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies

Unlike many other oatmeal cookie recipes with refined sugars and flours, you won't find any of that nonsense here. Just old-fashioned oats, maple syrup, and loads of fiber. Oh yeah, and dark chocolate chips, which by the way are little antioxidant powerhouses. Scrumptious and entirely guilt free! Adding gluten-free brewer's yeast to this recipe makes for a great, nutrient-dense lactation cookie for new, nursing moms. Omit for a more classic oatmeal cookie. Store in an airtight container at room temperature, or freeze.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 251 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 large eggs
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed meal
• 2 tablespoons unsulfured molasses
• 1 cup coconut oil
• ½ cup oat flour
• 2 cups gluten-free oats
• 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons psyllium husk powder
• 3 tablespoons gluten-free brewer's yeast (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Whisk together oats, oat flour, brewers' yeast, flaxseed meal, psyllium husk powder, and cinnamon in a bowl.

Step 3

Beat coconut oil, maple syrup, and molasses in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until combined and light in color. Add eggs, vanilla, and salt; beat on medium speed, scraping the bowl and the beater often, until well mixed.

Step 4

Add dry ingredients in several additions, beating on low speed until combined. Fold in chocolate chips until evenly dispersed in the dough.

Step 5

Scoop evenly sized balls of cookie dough onto the prepared sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart. For thinner cookies, press down on each ball of dough with the palm of your hand.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are just beginning to brown around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 7

Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.