Basic Sugar-Free Oatmeal Cookies
Egg free, flour-less, refined sugar free ... these THM XO cookies are the healthy version of what grandma used to make.
Servings: 2 dozen cookies
Equipment
- stand mixer with paddle attachment
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 c unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/4 c xylitol sweetener see note
- 2 tsp blackstrap molasses
- 1/4 c applesauce unsweetened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder aluminum free
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3 c old fashioned oats uncooked
- 1 1/2 c oat flour see note
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cream together the butter and xylitol (or monkfruit) sweetener in a stand mixer.
- Add the molasses, applesauce, and vanilla. Beat well.
- Mix in the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and raw old fashioned oats.
- Meanwhile, grind the 1 1/2 c old fashioned oats into flour. You want it really fine, like all purpose flour.
- Mix the oat flour into the butter mixture.
- Once dough is well combined, scoop the dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 8-9 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let sit for 3-5 minutes, then remove from the cookie sheet to cool and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe calls for xylitol because it's the closest sweetener I have found to sugar that is also affordable. PLEASE remember, xylitol is toxic to dogs. If you think your dog may be at risk of consuming one of these cookies, PLEASE use monkfruit instead.
I make my own oat flour by grinding old fashioned oats in my Ninja chopper until they are very fine. If you do not own a similar chopper, consider grinding the oats into flour in a regular blender, or in a coffee grinder, or simply buying pre-made oat flour.