Quick and Simple Oatmeal Date Cookies
Enjoy these Oatmeal Date Cookies for breakfast, snacks, and as a sweet treat! Made with nut flour and naturally sweetened with dates, maple syrup, honey, and chocolate, these healthy cookies are just as delicious as a classic oatmeal cookie.
Servings: 20 Cookies
Calories: 160kcal
Equipment
- Tablespoon or Medium Cookie Scoop
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 cup hazelnut flour/meal or almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup tahini
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup dates pitted & roughly chopped
- ¼ cup dark chocolate roughly chopped
- flakey salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the rolled oats, hazelnut flour, baking soda, and salt.2 cups rolled oats, 1 cup hazelnut flour/meal, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon salt
- Add the tahini, maple syrup, honey, and vanilla into a separate bowl and whisk to combine.1 cup tahini, ¼ cup maple syrup, ¼ cup honey, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour over the dry ingredients and mix to form a rather thick dough.
- Fold in the chopped dates and chopped dark chocolate.1 cup dates, ¼ cup dark chocolate
- Scoop the dough into balls or roll by hand. If using clean hands, get them slightly wet so that the dough doesn't stick as easily!
- Arrange cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, allowing two inches between each cookie and sprinkle with flakey sea salt. For a flatter, less tall cookie press the dough down gently before baking.flakey salt
- Bake for 10 minutes, watching for the edge to start to brown.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 5-10 minutes before enjoying!
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 160mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg
