Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Oat Cookies

These cookies have the perfect blend of moist and chewy. They make an easy grab-n-go breakfast or snack.
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After experimenting with 5 different pumpkin cookie batches, I found the right combination. My toughest critics finally devoured these tasty treats. The difficulty was getting just the right amount of pumpkin flavor and sweetness. These cookies have the perfect blend of moist and chewy. They make an easy grab-n-go breakfast or snack. The flax meal and chia seeds add heart healthy omega-3's, protein, and antioxidants. When they are combined with oats, they add an abundance of fiber that makes them not only delicious, but also filling.

Ingredients

(makes approx. 50 mini cookies, serving size: 2 cookies)

  • 2 cups organic oat flour
  • 1 ½ cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ¾ cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon flax meal
  • 1 teaspoon chia seeds
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin
  • ½ cup applesauce, unsweetened
  • 1 tablespoon almond milk, unsweetened vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients.

4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix evenly.

5. Use a small ice cream scooper to scoop cookie dough onto a lined baking sheet.

6. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

~Healthy Happy Baking!

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