Description
These oatmeal cookies with honey have no raisins!
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups quick oats
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips (Optional)
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
Instructions
- Whisk oats
- flour
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- and kosher salt together in a large bowl.
- Combine honey
- applesauce
- butter
- egg
- and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Whisk until blended. Pour into the bowl with the flour mixture; stir until just combined. Fold chocolate chips and walnuts into the batter.
- Place batter in the refrigerator and let chill at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
- When ready to bake
- preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and place a rack in the center. Line a large
- rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
- Remove chilled dough from the refrigerator. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes if very stiff.
- Drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet in 1 1/2-inch balls using a cookie scoop or spoon
- leaving 1 inch of space around each. Gently flatten each cookie with your fingers to 3/4-inch thick.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden
- firm around the edges
- and set on top
- 9 to 10 minutes.
- Place the baking sheet on a wire rack. Let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring cookies to the wire rack to cool completely.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 12