Soft and Chewy Iced Oatmeal Cookies
These Soft & Chewy Iced Oatmeal Cookies are just like you remember them as a kid but totally got a healthy makeover.
Ok, moms. Raise your hands if you absolutely dread taking your kids to the store with you. I have to admit, as sweet as my little well-mannered 9-year-old is, taking him to the store is honestly one of my least favorite things.
We have the talk before we go into the store. We’re only buying things on the list. We’re not buying things we don’t need. No candy. No packaged junk. No treats. Nothing unless it’s on the list.
Yet he never fails.
He’s great the first few aisles, but then he starts to get antsy. His 9-year-old self just can’t help it.
First he’s just asking for yogurt with the sprinkle packets on top. Then frozen pizza bites. Before I know it, he’s asking for all the packaged cookies and candy as fast as his little eyes can see.
You know what my favorite response to him is though?
“Little one, I will make them at home and they will be a million times better.” And I swear to you, almost every time, that statement rings true, and little does he know, I always make a healthier version that we would never be able to find at the store.
For example, iced oatmeal cookies. When I think of store-bought iced oatmeal cookies, I think of hard-as-a-rock cookies that have very little flavor and are totally artificially flavored. I wonder if oatmeal is even one of the first 10 ingredients!
That is why I wanted to make these at home. I know, I know. We just finished off December – the month of all.the.cookies.
But you know what? Cookies are delicious all year long, and what kid doesn’t want to come home from school to a tray of freshly baked cookies? Especially if they have no clue that they’re healthier and full of nutritional ingredients. (this is another cookie recipe my kiddo loves that’s totally healthy)
This mama is totally on board with these cookies. It’s time to take out your baking mats and prepare these healthy and delicious cookies (with flax seeds!).
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Soft and Chewy Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoon molasses
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 cups rolled oats
Icing
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons milk more if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liner.
- In a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer, beat softened butter, and brown sugar for 1-2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat until combined. Add applesauce, molasses and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
- In a blender or food processor, blend 1/2 cup of oats into a flour.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, oat flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on low until combined. Add the oats and raisins and mix on low again until combined. The dough will be really sticky which is how it should be. Chill the dough for 30-60 minutes so that the cookies won't spread too much.
- Use a 2 tablespoon size cookie scoop to drop the cookies onto your prepared pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to look golden brown. The middle of the cookies will still look soft and undercooked, and this is how you want them because they will flatten out and set after you take them out of the oven. Trust me! If you bake too long they will be crunchy and slightly dry. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
- While the cookies are baking, you can make the icing. Whisk together powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl until smooth. Spoon into a plastic ziploc bag and cut off a small hole in the corner. Once the cookies have cooled, drizzle a small amount of icing on top of cookies. Enjoy!
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Soft and Chewy Iced Oatmeal Cookies
Natalie Monson
I'm a registered dietitian, mom of 4, avid lover of food and strong promoter of healthy habits. Here you will find lots of delicious recipes full of fruits and veggies, tips for getting your kids to eat better and become intuitive eaters and lots of resources for feeding your family.
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Is it possible to replace the flax seeds and water with an egg? My kids have a flax seed allergy. I would love to try this recipe! Thanks!
Is there a substitute for the coconut sugar? Can you use regular cane and if so, same amount?
This recipe sounded really appealing to me as a low fat cookie alternate. Unfortunately, I would not recommend it. It is quite wet and difficult to shape the cookies and I had to keep them in for 20mins until there was any browning on the edges. The taste is blah. It has a strange after taste and I’m not sure what contributed this. I used fresh flax that I ground myself so I know it’s not rancid. I suspect the baking powder. They are not sweet at all and fall apart in hands of small children.
Ice cold
Whole family loves these! However, we decided against adding the frosting on the next batch, the lemon taste was too overwhelming for us and they taste amazing without!
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