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Healthy Oat Cookies With Dried Fruit & Nuts

These healthy oat cookies are the perfect guilt-free treat, packed with fiber-rich oats, crunchy nuts, and sweet dried fruits. They’re naturally sweetened, easy to prepare, and ideal for breakfast, snack time, or dessert.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings: 16 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients
  • 1.5 cups rolled oats old-fashioned, not quick-cook
  • 0.75 cup whole wheat flour all-purpose can be used as well
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon optional
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Wet Ingredients
  • 0.5 cup chopped nuts e.g., almonds, walnuts, or mix
  • 0.5 cup chopped dried fruit e.g., cranberries, raisins, or apricots
  • 0.33 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 0.25 cup coconut oil or olive oil melted butter can be used as a substitute
  • 1 large egg can be substituted with a flaxseed egg for vegan option
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp milk plant-based or dairy

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, mix oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  3. Stir in chopped nuts and dried fruit.
  4. In another bowl, whisk honey (or maple syrup), oil, egg, vanilla, and milk until well combined.
  5. Combine wet and dry ingredients. Stir until dough forms.
  6. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough, shape into a ball, and place on the tray. Flatten slightly.
Baking
  1. Bake for 12–14 minutes or until edges are golden.
  2. Cool on a wire rack before storing.

Notes

You can swap nuts or fruits for what you have on hand. Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days. For vegan cookies, replace the egg with a flax egg.