Best Oat Cookies

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a healthier fat option.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer processed ingredients.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chopped chocolate

Dark chocolate has less sugar and more antioxidants.

nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Seeds provide similar crunch and nutrition at a lower cost.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Mix 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 3.5 cups of rolled oats in a bowl.

In another bowl, mix 1 cup of granulated sugar, 1 cup of light brown sugar, and 16 tbsp of softened unsalted butter until fluffy.

Add 1 egg and 1 tsp of vanilla extract to the sugar and butter mixture and mix for another 30 seconds.

Gradually add the oat mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.

Scoop the dough onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper using a 2-tablespoon scooper, leaving 2 inches between each scoop.

Roll each scoop into a ball and flatten to about 3/4 inch thickness with your palm.

Sprinkle sea salt flakes generously on top of each cookie.

Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are light brown and the center is still soft.

Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for another 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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Allergens