These cookies are perfect for anything from a bake sale to an after school surprise to a late night treat. Chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies are two types of cookies that are common favorites, and they come together in this recipe to create a cookie that is both chewy and chocolate-y. Kids will love them (and parents can be happy about sneaking some healthy ingredients into a dessert) and adults can be pleased with the fact that these cookies contain no cholesterol. Since the cookies require non-dairy margarine instead of butter, ground flax seed instead of eggs, and semi-sweet chocolate chips that can be found dairy-free in many brands, these cookies contain no cholesterol or animal fat. Since they don't contain any animal products, this also makes them vegan and a perfect treat to make for anyone who lives a vegan or strict vegetarian lifestyle.
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned or quick oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 T ground flax seed
- 1 cup of Nucoa or Earth Balance margarine at room temperature
- 6 T water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (suggestions are Ghirardelli, Guittard, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods brands)
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- Mix the brown sugar, flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and ground flax seed together in a bowl. Using a spoon or electric mixer, blend until all of the ingredients are evenly mixed together.
- Add the room-temperature margarine and water. Continue to blend.
- Add the vanilla and mix until the batter is evenly blended.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- The batter should be moist but not too wet, and it should be of a consistency that it will hold its shape when formed into a ball. If it is too dry, add more water. If it is too wet, add more flour and/or oats.
- Form the cookie dough into balls. Place them on a cookie sheet about two inches apart, smushing the dough into disks that are about two inches wide.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. The time will vary depending on cookie thickness.
- Allow cookies to cool before removing them from the cookie sheet.
- Enjoy warm or cool.
Notes: To make the cookies healthier, you can substitute 1/2 cup applesauce for half of the margarine. To give the cookies a slight peanut butter flavor, add 2 T of peanut butter to the batter. Walnut pieces can be added to the batter in addition to or in place of the chocolate chips.
Amanda Schemkes - Amanda Schemkes is the Vice President of Action for Animals, a non-profit animal advocacy organization that focuses on doing outreach ...
