Outrageous Oat Bran Cookies

5 from 23 votes

Don't let the name scare you away because these super healthy oat bran cookies without eggs will be a hit even with the kids. This cookie recipe is a proof that healthy and tasty doesn't have to be mutually exclusive. Wholesome cookies made with white whole wheat flour, oat bran and flax-seed meal, doesn't get any better.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Method: Baking

Course: Cookies

Servings: 44 Cookies

Ingredients

¾ cup Butter Softened, 1 and ½ Stick
¾ cup Brown Sugar I used light
⅓ cup Granulated Sugar
½ cup Unsweetened Applesauce
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 cup White Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup Oat Bran
¼ cup Flax Seed I used powdered flax seed
¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
¾ teaspoon Baking Soda
2 Pinches Ground Cinnamon Optional
2 tablespoons Raisins Optional
2 tablespoons Nuts Chopped, Optional
2 tablespoons Coconut Shredded, Optional
2 tablespoons Chocolate Chips Optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F for 15 minutes. Grease the baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
In a big bowl combine together the flours, bran, flax seed, baking powder, baking soda and raisins (if using) and set aside.
In a medium bowl, blend together butter and sugars until creamy.
Add applesauce and vanilla and mix until well blended. If you use an electric beater to mix the applesauce it may look curdled, but don't worry.
To the wet ingredients add the dry ingredients and mix well.
Drop the dough by tablespoon on prepared baking sheets. Lightly spray the tablespoon with non stick spray, so that the dough will drop easily. Use a butter knife to scoop out the dough from the tablespoon.
The baking time mentioned in the recipe is 8-10 minutes. The cookies look very even after 9 minutes but I removed them out anyway. After it cooled we tasted it and felt that it required further baking. So baked again for another 3 minutes. This time it had a nice golden brown color.
Leave it in the baking sheet itself for a minute and then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.

Taste & Texture

The earthy smell of white whole wheat flour was predominant when the cookies were consumed fresh (on the day of baking). But they tasted very good the second day. The smell was very mild. My son is enjoying the cookies very much, so I guess he doesn't even smell anything different.

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