Vegan oat cookies

Vegan oat cookies

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It’s a bit of tense in our household today as Duncan has come up against some issues when constructing his under stairs cupboard and is feeling a bit defeated. He may be a little defeated at the moment but as he is a great problem solver and one of the most tenacious people I know, I know that he will find a way, but I appreciate how hard this is – due to the fact that there is no straight surface in a Victorian house – and I empathise with his feelings of frustration.

I am finishing the design of our site, Duncan will start coding next week, so I am feeling a little under pressure too. I am not the most confident decision maker and I’ve stumbled a little on some of the important details, like font choice for example. I’m torn between various options and see the merit of each but have trouble deciding which one will complement the design the most as well as ensuring the best legibility.

To aid us in our efforts, I made a tray of fragrant and delicate oat cookies with molten chocolate chunks. I hope you are game too as that’s what I have in store for you today. They are quick and easy to make and satisfying to eat – crispy when freshly made and they become a little chewy once stored in a jar. I studded them with chocolate chunks as I love the contrast of molten bits of dark chocolate hidden in between oats, but dried fruit like raisins or cranberries will work just as well. We’ve happily put away quite a few of these lately and I hope you’ll enjoy them too.

vegan oat cookies ingredients

vegan oat cookies making

vegan oat cookies dough

vegan oat cookies top down side

vegan oat cookies tray

vegan oat cookies plate

makes
12
PREP
20 min
COOKING
12 min
makes
12
PREPARATION
20 min
COOKING
12 min
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 tbsp ground up flax (or chia) seeds
  • 80 g / 1/3 cup fragrance-free coconut oil, softened*
  • 50 g / ¼ cup sugar** (I used brown sugar)
  • 60 ml / ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 100 g / slightly heaped 1 cup large/jumbo oats (certified GF if required)
  • 50 g / slightly heaped ½ cup oat flour*** (certified GF if required)
  • 50 g / scant ½ cup plain flour or all purpose GF flour mix
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp fine sea salt
  • 50 g / 1¾ oz vegan chocolate, raisins or dried cranberries
METHOD
  1. In a small bowl, mix ground up flax and 45 ml / 3 tbsp of water. Set aside to thicken.
  2. Beat softened coconut oil and sugar together with an electric whisk until well incorporated. Alternatively use a fork, rub sugar into the coconut oil until you get a smooth paste with no chunks of oil left.
  3. Add in thickened flax, maple syrup and vanilla essence.
  4. Fold in oats, oat flour, plain flour (or GF flour mix), baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
  5. Finally, mix in chocolate (chopped up into chunks) or raisins.
  6. Refrigerate the dough for 60 minutes although I have skipped this step once and they came out good enough too.
  7. Preheat the oven to 190° C / 375° F (or 170° C fan / 340° F fan) and line a baking tray with a piece of baking paper.
  8. Divide the dough into 12 portions (each 40 g / 1.4 oz – approx. 2 tablespoon’s worth). Compress the dough with your hands, flatten into fat discs and place them on the baking sheet leaving quite a bit of space around each cookie as they spread a little. I recommend baking them in two batches.
  9. Bake for about 12-14 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool off completely before storing.

NOTES
* For the oil-free version, use nut butter instead of coconut oil, but please note that this will affect the texture a little and the cookies won’t spread much. Depending on the viscosity of your nut butter, you may need to add a little water if the mixture feels too dry.

** Use coconut sugar for a refined sugar free version.

*** You could make them with 100 g of oat flour (instead of 50 g oat flour and 50 g plain flour), but they will be more delicate so I recommend using both oat flour and plain flour / GF plain flour mix for perfect texture.

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NUTRITIONAL INFO
calories
181
9%
sugars
11 g
12%
fats
9 g
13%
saturates
7 g
33%
proteins
3 g
6%
carbs
23 g
9%
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5.0
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REVIEWS & QUESTIONS
Isla:
Great recipe and nice to not have to use vegan butter thank you! I also added cinnamon and cocoa powder too.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks Isla, I am glad to hear that you enjoyed these cookies - both cinnamon and cocoa sound like great additions. Thank you for taking the time to review, much appreciated. x Ania
Elisabetta:
I loved experimenting with this recipe. I used 1/4 cup applesauce and 1 TBSP virgin coconut oil in place of the 3 TBSP coconut oil. I also subbed in buckwheat flour and white spelt flour instead of all-purpose. Then I added 70% Ecuadorian single origin dark chocolate chopped into hunks. How divine! I can't wait to try this again with a tahini or almond butter substitution. These lasted about five minutes on my kitchen counter!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks so much, Elisabetta! Your experiments sound delicious indeed :) x Ania
Sandra:
I love them. I have been making a double batch to last a little bit longer :) My three year old also loves them. I like to make them very thin to be more crispy.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks so much, Sandra. I am so happy that they are so popular in your house, including your little person who, I hear from my friends with kids, are not the easiest to please :) . Thanks for taking the time to review, I really appreciate it. x Ania
Andi:
This looks delicious and easy to make. Can I just ask, do you have to grind the chia seeds if you use them instead of the flax? Sorry, I'm not a great cook or baker. Thanks, Andi
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi Andi,
    Whether you use chia or flax they both should be ground up first as they tend to bind better once ground. However, you may be able to get away with using whole chia (if you have no means of getting them ground) as they do tend to jellify better than flax. Hope this helps! Ania
grace:
I made these all peanut butter, a mix of oat and whole wheat flour, and added chocolate chips and cranberries. They were delicious and did not last long!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Yay, thank you! So glad to hear that! x Ania
Amie:
Made these with my niece (2) and nephew (4) as she's dairy intolerant and I feel the DF chocolate is super expensive but I like to treat them. Super easy to do and taste delicious...the kids demolished them!
    Ania
    Ania:
    I'm so happy to hear that, Aime! Btw, a lot of dark chocolate is naturally diary-free even if not advertised as such (although you do need to check the ingredients as sometimes they add milk powder to dark chocolate even if there is no need) and not that expensive although I suppose kids are not big on dark chocolate, are they ;) ? Silly me. x Ania
Kaitlyn:
Made these with regular coconut oil (I don't mind whatever taste it imparts, although I didn't notice it myself) and a cup of whole wheat pastry flour. Delicious!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Awesome to hear that you enjoyed them, Kaitlyn! And thanks so much for returning to leave a review - I really appreciate it. Ania
chơi casino trực tuyến:
These have become my teenagers’ favourite cookies, thank you!
    Ania
    Ania:
    I'm so happy to hear that - thanks for letting me know! x Ania
In_old_pink:
AGAIN!! You have surpassed all my expectations!!! These cookies are just... the bomb!!! Thank you soooooo much for your AMAZING recipes! My family and me are very thankful for you!!!!! 😁❤️❤️❤️
    Ania
    Ania:
    Aw, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm delighted to hear that and thank YOU for taking the time to leave this lovely review - it's so nice to know that one's work is appreciated. x Ania
sòng bạc trực tuyến:
They were delicious, thank you!
    Ania
    Ania:
    I'm really happy to hear that! Ania
Marie-Eve:
Thank you for sharing this great cookie recipe! I have been craving oat cookies for the past weeks, but I could't find a recipe without vegan butter. Then I saw your post, so I made them last night (with dried cranberries) as a studying treat. I ate three in one sitting... Oops! My non-vegan boyfriend loves them as much as I do, but was a bit more reasonable. They won't last the weekend for sure. Thanks again x
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thank you so much for your kind words, Marie-Eve! I'm delighted to hear that these cookies have gone down so well with you and your partner. x Ania
Winnie:
Whoops I meant to rate this recipe at 5 stars!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thank you, that's so nice of you to come back! x Ania
Winnie:
These were absolutely amazing. Made them on a Sunday for weekday treats - they did not survive the night. We used homemade nut butter in place of the coconut oil and raisins instead of chocolate chips. So sinfully delicious. My partner said, “nothing against all the other cookies you’ve made, but these are the best so far.” Thank you!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Aw, thank you so much, Winnie! I am delighted to hear that and thanks so much for taking the time to review - much appreciated. x Ania
C M:
So delicious! I did make some alterations (because I can’t seem to follow a recipe off the internet word-for-word even from a site like this one with well researched and tested recipes): I added 1/8t cinnamon because I love it in my oatmeal cookies and reduced salt by half because mom is on a low sodium diet. I also used half GF flour as mentioned in the notes (Bobs red mill 1:1 in my case). I also used half coconut oil and half Follow Your Heart soy-free vegan butter because that’s what I had - which totally works in case someone is reading this and doesn’t have or like coconut oil. So yummy, soft and delicious and EASY! Next time I will make a double batch and add chopped walnut or pecans (yes, this will likely result in cookies that break apart easy, but I do miss the nut flavor). Thank you!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Glad you enjoyed these, CM! All your changes sound fine and totally harmless so I'm glad you made them your own but kept to the overall ratios / ingredient types (coconut oil and vegan butter are pretty much interchangeable in most contexts) and the cookies came out well. Nuts are totally a great addition too and if you chop them us fairly small, they should not make the cookies break up either. Hope that helps! Ania
Melissa:
Made these tonight.... Amaxing. Such a perfect texture. Mix of chewy and crisp. I didn't have unscented coconut oil so used regular coconut oil and they were perfect. No taste of coconut anyways. I used only flour instead of the oat flour as suggested but simply because I didn't have oat flour. Thanks again for such a gorgeous vegan recipe.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks so much for your kind words, Melissa. I'm glass enjoyed them so much and thanks so much for taking the time to review. Ania
Alex:
Hi,
Looks great, thanks for sharing. Can anything be substituted for the coconut oil? Olive oil perhaps?
Thanks
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi Alex,
    Vegan 'butter' like Naturli would be your best bet. Failing that, liquid oil (with neutral taste such as light olive oil) will work too but the cookies will probably spread more. Hope this helps! Ania
    PS: Just had a thought and if you would rather use liquid oil, I would combine 50% oil with 50% nut butter (cashew, almond, peanut, tahini) and they tend to be a bit more solid. It should give you the best texture.
can i replace the flax with aquafaba?
    Ania
    Ania:
    Yes, I am pretty sure it will work just as well. Ania
Phyllis:
Please let me know what is "jumbo oats"?? Can I use Old Fashion Oats instead of Jumbo Oats? Thank you.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi,
    Jumbo oats are simply large, minimally processed oat flakes. That's what they are called in the UK, sounds like old fashioned is the same thing so sure. Ania
Jill:
Sorry to be a bore but do you have any idea of fat content per 100gs? Thanks
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi Jill,
    You are not boring me but I don't have any means to provide this information within my website at present. I am, however, working on a website update and plan to include that information moving forward. I expect to be able to launch in just over a month. In the meantime, apps like Cronometer should be helpful if you are tracking such data. Ania
Cora:
There isn’t any nut butter shown in this recipe.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Thanks Cora, it was a copy and paste error, I've corrected it now. Ania
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