Date-Sweetened Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
May 15, 2024These healthy date sweetened oatmeal raisin cookies are made with 100% whole grain and are completely sweetened with dates.
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole wheat flour (60 g)
- ½ cup old fashioned oats (50 g)
- 1 cup pitted medjool dates ~14 dates (144 g)
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins (100 g)
- ½ cup melted coconut oil (120 g)
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 whole egg
- 1 ¼ cup old fashioned oats (125 g)
Instructions
- Put the flour, ½ cup oats, pitted dates, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon into a blender or food processor. Blend or process for about a minute, stopping occasionally to make sure there are no pockets of ingredients not incorporating into the mixture.½ cup whole wheat flour, ½ cup old fashioned oats, 1 cup pitted medjool dates, ½ tsp kosher salt, ½ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Put the raisins into a small bowl. Cover the raisins with water. Let soak for about 5 minutes.1 cup raisins
- In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, vanilla, and egg until combined.½ cup melted coconut oil, 2 tsp vanilla, 1 whole egg
- Pour the ingredients from the blender into the large bowl with the wet ingredients. Mix until well combined.
- Add in the 1 ¼ cup of oats and mix until combined.1 ¼ cup old fashioned oats
- Drain the raisins well using a fine mesh strainer. Add the raisins in with the rest of the ingredients. Mix until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Cover and chill the dough for at least 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Place a rack in the center of the oven. Heat the oven to 350℉.
- Form dough balls that are a little bit bigger than a golf ball (about 55 - 56 grams each). Place on a parchment or silpat lined cookie sheet, then press each dough ball into a 3" diameter disc. The cookies do not spread while baking, so they can be close on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, until the center is just set on each cookie.
- Let cool 5 minutes, then enjoy!