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Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

Chewy Vegan Oatmeal Cookies with the perfect crispy outside and melt-in-your-mouth caramel center. Ready in just 20 minutes for a quick and delicious sweet treat. 
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 100kcal
Author: Sarah McMinn

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set aside. 
  • In a stand-up mixer, with the paddle attachment, cream together the vegan butter with brown and granulated sugars until thick and creamy, scraping down the sides as necessary. 
  • Add applesauce and vanilla extract and beat to combine. The dough may look curdled at this point. 
  • In a large bowl combine oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixer in 3 batches, scraping down the sides of the bowl between each batch. Mix until a uniform dough has formed. 
  • Wrap bowl in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes before baking. 
  • Once chilled, scoop out 2 tablespoons of dough at a time and round them between your hands. Place rounded cookies on the prepared baking sheet, about 3 inches apart from one another. Repeat until both cookie sheets are filled up. You will likely have extra dough for a 3rd sheet. 
  • Press each cookie down slightly with the palm of your hand and bake for 9-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. They will appear slightly underdone when you pull them out of the oven but will continue cooking on the baking sheet. 
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. The uncooked dough can be stored in the freezer for up to 2 months. 

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Notes

Serving and Storing - Serve these cookies once they are cool. Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Freeze leftover cookie dough for up to two months. To do this, roll all the dough into balls. Place them on a baking sheet in the freezer to freeze all the way through. Once frozen, transfer your cookie dough into a large Ziplock bag and return to the freezer. When you’re ready to bake, remove from freezer, let thaw slightly, and bake!
Recipe Tips
  1. The most accurate way to measure flour is to spoon it into your measuring cup, leveling it off with the back of a knife.
  2. For cakier cookies, add an extra ¼ cup of flour and bake for 2 minutes longer. For chewier cookies, use all brown sugar and remove from the oven when slightly underdone.
  3. Let cookies cool on baking sheets 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack. This prevents cookies from falling apart as they cool.
Variations - Add about 1 cup raisins, peanuts, chocolate chips, or pumpkin seeds to this recipe for a new flavor. 

 

Nutrition

Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 141mg | Potassium: 32mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 180IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.5mg