These oatmeal cookies have been my kids’ favorite breakfast treat during lockdown. (And guess what moms of allergic kids–there also happens to be no eggs or nuts!). All it takes is one bowl and about six minutes.
Everyone loves Quaker oatmeal cookies, but with a couple of sticks of margarine and the need to take out a mixer, I get hesitant. Rather, this is the oatmeal cookie that’s the go-to nowadays in our house. They’re just as delicious and you can make them as wholesome–or not–as you like. I’ve made these with both white flour and white whole wheat flour, and honestly, the kids really didn’t know the difference. I’ve also used both coconut oil and regular oil. If you want to try to substitute the sugars for unrefined versions, I haven’t tried that, but you’re welcome to try. These substitutions, of course, don’t make a cookie healthy or light, but it does make it feel like a little bit of a better choice.
It takes about six minutes to get out all the ingredients and mix them together, which is another reason why I love this recipe.
Just dump all the ingredients in the bowl.
Just make sure to use that cookie scoop,
it’s the easiest way to get this cookie dough onto the baking sheet.
Kid Approved Healthyish Oatmeal Cookie
Ingredients
- 1½ cups quick cooking oats
- ¾ cup flour OR white whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- a nice pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup oil OR coconut oil, melted
- 6 tbsp milk (any type/ soy milk fine)
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- In a bowl, combine oats, flour, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add in vanilla, oil, and milk until you’re comfortable with how the cookie dough is binding. Mix in coconut.
- Using a cookie scoop (I used a 1 tbsp scoop), scoop dough onto a lined baking sheet. Press down slightly with your palm. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown at the edges and lightly golden on top. The cookies will be very soft when they first come out of the oven. If you like them crispier, you can bake for a total of 10-12 minutes. Let cool for a couple minutes, then you’ll be able to pick up and enjoy!
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Can I leave out the coconut?
Yes, you’ll need less milk if any at all. Coconut soaks up liquid. After mixing the other ingredients, see if it needs the milk at all, and if it does, it’ll probably just be a couple tablespoons.
Can I make it with old fashioned oats ?
I always make with quick cooking, but I don’t see why it shouldn’t work with old-fashioned.
No chocolate chips?!
Lol. Feel free to add! We are not a chocolate chip family, My kids usually eat around the chocolate chips when I include them in other cookies or muffins!
I left out the coconut and added 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Delicious
Ok great! That answers the questions of many of the above commenters!
I’m thinking to make it this morn w choc chips, without coconut, and did ground flax seed and hemp seed instead of coconut. I’ll report back!
Sounds good. The coconut is definitely flexible, and can be swapped for something else. The amount of milk/liquid might need adjusting a bit, but that’s easy to judge.
Ok, so I did only 1/4 c brown sugar, added some mini choc chips, little less than 1/4 cup of ground flax seed and little less than 1/4 c hemp seed, and added 1 egg to double the recipe. Came out amazing! I loved it! Let’s see if kids like it tomorrow!
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would you know how many calories each cookie?
what can I subsitute for the milk besides soymilk?
The cookies came out delicious I am nut fee soy free egg free and white flour free because I’m nursing and my baby is allergic. I made these cookies with oats milk and spelt flour and they are deeeeelicious !! Thank you! Now I have a breakfast that agrees with my diet
I made these cookies with gluten free flour and they came out amazing! I also used chocolate chips instead of coconut.
This looks yum!! Can you just use a fork to mix?
can i bake these in my betty crockert
I really have no idea.