Before I started to learn to cook, I loved to bake. Sadly, most baked goods are loaded with butter, sugar and calories. I still love cookies, so I have tried to healthify some of my favorite recipes. This is one of those recipes. I bring to you, Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp clove
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg (I used a flax egg. 1T flax meal + 3 T water)
1/4 cup light oil (I used organic walnut oil)
1/4 cup applesauce
2-3 T milk (I used homemade almond milk)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 T molasses (optional)
1/3 cup carob chips, non dairy chips or even sub for raisins
Official taste tester/beater cleaner. 
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all the wet ingredients in one bowl. Mix dry in another. Add wet to dry. Fold in chips. Bake on a lined or greased pan for about 13-15 minutes or until edges come out lightly browned. These are so good that I eat at least 3 of them when they first come out of the oven. So does Meadow.
What were some of your favorite cookies?
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I’m new to this whole food cooking/baking & i had a craving for cookies (I have a BIG sweet tooth) so i decided to made these. We also had company over with pretty picky taste, so just in case i had “back up cookies” (regular chocolate chip/not healthy!) as well. We all tried these first & everyone loved them. They didn’t even touch the unhealthy cookies & i ended up tossing them out! these are very simple to make & tasty. I used white whole wheat flour instead of spelt. Thanks so much for sharing your recipes & for making it SO much easier to eat healthy even with a sweet tooth!!
Awesome! I have a huge sweet tooth as well. Have you tried the No Bake Cookie Dough Bites yet? Those totally satisfy my sweet craving.
Where can I find the no bake cookie dough recipe?
Here is the link. They are soooo good! http://mywholefoodlife.com/2013/01/30/healthy-no-bake-cookie-dough-bites/
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These look great! I just picked up a bag of organic spelt flour yesterday, and have home made apple sauce in the freezer. I’ll give these a whirl this weekend. Thanks for the recipe!
I hope you enjoy them. My kids love them.
What is spelt flour?
It’s a form of wheat. It supposedly contains less gluten than whole wheat. I like it because it doesn’t taste as bitter as whole wheat does. Lately, I have been using white whole wheat in my recipes. Feel free to use that if you want.
Yum these sound great. I really want to start baking some healthier recipes so thanks for the inspiration
Sure! I hope you enjoy them!
I was just going to make your honey nut breakfast cookies (again!), but I think I might try these instead!! Thanks so much for the greatest recipes
You’re welcome! I hope you like these too.
I made these cookies this evening and they are delicious! I recently discovered your blog and I love all the information and recipes you post! Thanks so much!
Thanks! Glad you liked them.