Name: Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 30 g coconut oil ((or sub olive or vegetable oil)); 6 tablespoons maple syrup ((or sub any other liquid sweetener)); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; Pinch salt; 150 g ground almonds (almond meal) (*); 150 g rolled oats ((ensure gluten-free if necessary)); 50 g dried cranberries; 90 ml unsweetened almond milk ((or any other plant-based milk))

Why you'll love these Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Cookies:

they're undetectably vegan and gluten-free

they're fragrant and subtly spiced

they're soft and chewy

they're filling and satisfying

they're oil-free optional

they're refined sugar free

they're super easy to make

they come together in one bowl

there's no flax eggs, chia eggs or aquafaba required

they're perfect for meal prep

they're great for Christmas and make excellent edible gifts

they keep well!

How to make these Gluten-Free Vegan Oatmeal Cookies

Scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe.

Mix together all the ingredients in a glass mixing bowl.

A glass bowl of raw oatmeal cookie dough with dried cranberries

Tip: Leave the mixture for 10 minutes as leaving the oats to soak for a bit will make them much easier to bind together.

Take a heaped tablespoon of the mixture and use your hands to form it into a little patty.

Lay it out onto a rectangular baking tray lined with greased baking paper.

Repeat until the rest of the batter is used up - you should be able to make 12 cookies.

11 raw oatmeal cookies with dried cranberries on brown baking paper

Bake in the oven for around 15 minutes.

11 oatmeal cookies with dried cranberries on brown baking paper

Substitutions you can make to this recipe:

You can use any type of liquid sweetener: maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.

you can use any type of oil: coconut oil, olive oil or vegetable oil

for an oil-free version, the coconut oil can be replaced with almond butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter

the ground almonds can be replaced with ground walnuts or ground hazelnuts

for a nut-free version, use ground sunflower seeds instead of ground almonds and use a nut-free plant-based milk

if you're not into cinnamon, it can be omitted

the dried cranberries can be omitted, or substituted with dried cherries, raisins or chocolate chips.

A stack of four oatmeal cookies with dried cranberries against a grey background

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