Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Say goodbye to dry, crumbly oatmeal cookies and hello to these perfectly chewy treats! These cookies are so good you will be reaching for another one, even after you’ve already had three!

There’s nothing better than a classic oatmeal raisin cookie, and that’s exactly what I’ve made except it’s even better because it’s vegan! These cookies only take fifteen minutes to bake, and are moist and packed with flavour. In this recipe, I used raisins but you can use anything you would like (ie. raisins, chocolate chips or hazelnuts).

Ingredients You Will Need:

• Sugar: I used coconut sugar and white sugar for this recipe. If you don’t have coconut sugar, brown sugar will work just fine! COCONUT SUGAR LINK

• Vegan Butter: My all time favourite vegan butter brand for baking is Earth Balance.

• Flax Egg: Need a reminder on how to make one flax egg? Mix 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons of water, then let it sit in the fridge for 15 minutes. I would do this step first before you start baking so that it is prepared and ready when you need it. FLAXSEED LINK

• Vanilla Extract: Vanilla just works in every recipe to enhance the flavour!

• Orange Juice: It may seem a little strange, but this is the secret to getting a moist cookie! (You don’t want to be eating a mouthful of dry oats and crumbs, that would be gross!) In this recipe feel free to use freshly squeezed juice from an orange, or store-bought orange juice (I just used store-bought!)

• All-Purpose Flour: This will make the cookie nice and soft!

• Salt: Sweet and salty is the best combo.

• Baking Soda: Baking soda will help the cookies rise and will make them less dense.

• Oats: I used sprouted oats which made the cookies much more dense, but if you’d prefer the cookies to be thinner and spread more, use old-fashioned oats/rolled oats instead. (Quick oats will also make the cookie more dense and thick) SPROUTED OATS LINK

• Raisins: You can’t have oatmeal cookies without raisins right?! But if you are someone who hates raisins, feel free to use chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, chopped nuts, other dried fruit, or even pieces of vegan toffee.

• Cinnamon and Nutmeg: These spices bring the cookie to the next level, making it taste so much more comforting and delicious!

Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

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Time: 30 min

Yield: 10 cookies

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup vegan butter, at room temperature

• 3/4 cup coconut sugar

• 1/4 cup white sugar

• 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flaxseed mixed with 3 tbsp water)

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 tbsp orange juice

• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 cup oats

• ¾ cup raisins

• ½ tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp nutmeg

How to Make:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl combine the butter, coconut sugar and white sugar. Add in the flax egg, vanilla, and orange juice. Mix well.

3. In the same bowl, add the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and beat until well combined. Mix in the oats and raisins.

4. Using a 1 ounce cookie scoop, scoop the cookie dough out into balls and place on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Note that the cookies will continue to cook on the inside when you take them out, so it’s okay if they still seem soft when they come out of the oven. Allow the cookies to cool before eating. Enjoy!

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