Since I can’t remember the last time I baked from scratch, I decided that should probably ease into it. So yesterday I made a baby batch of just 4 cookies.
(yes – “baby batch” is in fact a technical term.)
This recipe can easily be doubled, which, I’ll probably do next time. But for now…
adapted from Dreena’s Super-Charge Me Cookies
ingredients:
- 1/2 cup regular oats
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup smooth almond butter (peanut butter would work too)
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-sized bowl combine oats, flour, baking powder, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl whisk together the almond butter, maple syrup, oil, and vanilla. Add wet mixture to dry and combine - you’ll probably have to get your fingers in there because the dough is pretty thick/crumbly. Form the dough into 4-6 tightly packed balls, then flatten them and place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack for at least 10 minutes.
I made four (large-ish) cookies, but you could easily squeeze out one or two more – especially because these are pretty filling. They’ve also got a great sweet and salty flavor going on, and - since there’s oats in them – can easily pass for your “healthy” breakfast. You’re welcome.
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I love maple flavored anything - these sound delicious!
Sweet and salty…. love that combo! These look perfect + a baby batch is such a great idea.
These look absolutely amazing!! And I love the “baby batch”!
these look delicious… i like the baby batch idea so food doesn’t go to waste. definitely making these soon!
Ohh a baby batch is my kind of recipe- I do not need 12 cookies sitting around my house! These look delicious and the oats do make them look healthy! Plus with no sugar and only 2 Tb maple syrup they are pretty healthy! Can’t wait to give them a try!
These look so good! Not to mention they include ingredients that I actually can find, total win compared to some recipes that seem to circle the blog world. And, yes, a baby batch is definitely a good idea. Four cookies means you can bake more frequently, right?
Hiiii…cookie monster here, coming over so you can share some of them.
They look awesome - I love any nut buttery-esque cookies, or cake, or anything for that matter.
I love “baby” recipes like this! I can never get through an entire batch of cookies on my own without freezing some and, frankly, they never taste as good after being frozen.
These look SO delicious. Plus, they’re vegan AND I have all the ingredients on hand.
Win, Win, Win. (:
Yes! I love the idea of just baking a few cookies - if i cook too many I gorge on them and eat them all way too quickly! I like that these don’t have butter/milk in them either, my boyfriend can’t eat dairy so this would be a great cookie recipe to try! Yum
These look amazing! Though I think I should probably make the baby batch because I’ll want to eat them all! :p