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homemade vegan oatmeal date cookies on baking rack and white plate
Melissa Altman-Traub MS, RDN, LDN

Homemade Vegan Oatmeal Date Cookies (Gluten-free)

5 from 2 votes
These crave-worthy chewy cookies are a great snack or dessert (or even breakfast?). Plus chocolate chips! Enjoy childhood memories in a healthier recipe.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 13
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 163
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup organic rolled oats (gluten-free)
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
  • ¼ cup plant-based milk
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips vegan
  • 6 chopped dates

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Cookie sheets
  • Parchment paper
  • Cooling racks

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Place the parchment paper on 2 cookie sheets.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the oats, almond flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together well with a spoon or a whisk.
  3. Add the peanut butter, plant-based milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, dark chocolate chips, and chopped dates, and mix everything together well.
  4. Place tablespoonfuls of batter on cookie sheets at least 2 inches apart.
  5. Bake the cookies for 12 minutes, turning the rack around halfway through.
  6. Remove from the oven. After a few minutes carefully pull the parchment paper with the cookies off of the cookie sheets.
  7. After 5 minutes, transfer the cookies with a spatula to a baking rack to cool them completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookiesCalories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 0.05mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 129mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 1mg

Notes

The nutrition estimate is from Spoonacular, which is based mainly on the USDA database. Soy milk was used for the plant-based milk.

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