For the past couple of days I have been baking a lot of muffins and quick breads that my son started asking me to bake some cookies for a change. I feel that muffins are the easiest to bake because there is no waiting for the butter to soften, no creaming of butter and sugar; simply mix, pour and bake. With the hectic schedule I'm on these days, I prefer baking more and more of quick breads than anything else.
I couldn't postpone baking cookies anymore, so started looking for some easy cookie recipes and found this simple oatmeal cookies recipe here. I can very well name these "everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-oatmeal-cookies". The ingredients list sure seems to be pretty big but you shouldn't have any problem finding any of it. If you are like me you must be having most of it in your pantry already. Moreover the original recipe is very flexible I would say because I too have substituted quite a bit with the ingredients I had in hand. More about it in the My Notes.
As for the taste, we all loved it. These gluten free oatmeal cookies were nice and crunchy. I think that brown rice flour gives extra crispiness to the cookies. I have noticed this already in these oat flour and brown rice flour cookies and as well as in these cornmeal and brown rice flour cookies. The cookies had an amazing melt in your mouth texture. Of course the oatmeal cookies don't have that texture but it was definitely quite crispy (See My Notes #2) and I think it wouldn't have been like that had I used any other flour other than the brown rice flour.
Also note that this recipe for oatmeal cookies is gluten free if you use gluten free certified oats and other ingredients.
Recipe
Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 and ¼ cups Quick Cooking Oats
- 2 cups Brown Rice Flour
- 1 and ¾ cups Slivered Almonds
- ½ cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut
- ¼ cup Flax Seed
- ¾ cup Sugar
- ½ tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- ¾ cup Mini M&Ms
- ¾ cup Golden Raisins
- ½ cup Dried Cranberries
Wet Ingredients:
- ¾ cup Oil (I used Canola)
- ¼ cup Molasses
- 1 and ¼ cups Rice Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F/180C for 15 Mins. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. I also sprayed the parchment paper with some non stick cooking spray.
- Stir together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Mix together the wet ingredients in another small bowl.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. I felt that the cookie batter was a bit watery so I covered the bowl of dough with plastic wrap and refrigerated for 15 minutes.
- Scoop about a tablespoonful of dough and place it on the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten it gently either with a fork or back of a spoon.
- Bake it until lightly browned or for 24 minutes. I took out mine after 22 minutes.
- Leave the cookies on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes and then transfer it to a cooling rack to cool completely before storing them in an air tight container. I baked mine in 3 batches.
My Notes
- The changes I have made are using brown rice flour instead of spelt flour, slivered almonds instead of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds, golden raisins and cranberries instead of raisins, mini M&Ms instead of chocolate chips and rice milk instead of soy milk and water. I kept the measurements of all the ingredients same except for the chocolate chips and sugar, so the oatmeal cookies turned out good without any problem.
- To cut back on sugar I used just ¾th cup of mini M&Ms instead of 1 and ¾th cup of dark chocolate chips and ¾th cup of white sugar instead of the 1 cup mentioned in the original recipe. Also I used just half the quantity of ground cinnamon because we are not spice fans.
- The gluten free oatmeal cookies were very crispy on the day I baked it but it lost its crispness in the following days. It became very chewy. I had stored half the batch in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator and the other half in an airtight container and left it on the counter. The cookies stored in the fridge retained some of its crunch but the ones at room temperature became chewy.
- I see in some of the baking websites that honey or maple syrup can be substituted for molasses measure to measure. So you can try it if you don't have molasses in hand. Similarly any flour should work too I guess.
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organichealthplanet says
Thank for sharing your great Information keep sharing . It was very helpful
Madhuram says
You're very welcome.
Bill says
If you used spelt flour the cookies would not be
gluten free. The same goes for kamut.
Madhuram says
That's true Bill.
Subha says
I've been craving for gluten free recipes and your blog is a blessing, I will be trying your cookie recipe very soon 🙂 thanks for the post!
Madhuram says
You're welcome Subha.
Anna says
Can you not use nuts or coconut? I notice those are fairly large amts in the recipe...if I take them out, do I need to replace them w/ anything? We have nut and coconut allergies here...Thanks!
Madhuram says
That's true Anna, it's a lot of nuts and coconut. I think you can substitute it with some more oats or pumpkin/sunflower seeds which was actually used in the original recipe.
Jennifer says
Hi there, your website is wonderful, my brother is allergic to eggs, all nuts, and all shellfish. My mom has done a wonderful job to expose him to many things with respect to his allergies, this blog is so helpful for us!! Hope you never stop doing this 🙂
- Jenn
Madhuram says
Thank you very much for your kind words, Jennifer. I too wish the same.
Rebecca says
I just made these cookies, but I halved the batch. I didn't have any brown rice flour, so I subbed it out with regular rice flower. I also used chocolate chips instead of m&ms, brown sugar instead of white, vanilla soy milk instead of rice milk, and agave nectar instead of molasses. They came out absolutely perfect!
Madhuram says
I'm glad that it turned out good, Rebecca.
vilekha says
I just found your website and don't have words to express my happiness. All this while I was struggling to bake without egg. You just made it damn easy for people like us. Even the vegan recipes are healthier twist to the baking process. Good going and keep it up :))))
Madhuram says
Thank you Vilekha.
Jen says
These were wonderful!! I am a vegan and my son, we have just discovered, has problems with wheat. These will be lunchbox treats for the next week. Thanks so much!
Madhuram says
You're welcome Jen.
Melanie Plush says
Your blog is such a big help for people who are conscious with their health. This cookie will be healthy snack of my hubby! Thanks for sharing a nutritious recipe of cookie.
Safna says
Thank you for such prompt response!congratulations on the birth of your baby boy!take care and hope to see you back soon!
Safna says
Hi Madhuram,
I hav been an annonymus reader of your blog for a long time.Thank you for such a wondeful blog,it has helped me trumendously since my daughter is diagnosed with a egg allergy.In some of your recipes you use flaxseeds.I live in sri lanka,and I was just wondering of flaxseeds are available in that part of the world and the local Tamil name for it.Also is there a substitution I can make for egg replacer powder.thanks and i hope you keep going strong!!
Madhuram says
You're welcome Safna. Flax seed is called Alli Vidhai in Tamil and Alsi in Hindi. I think you should be able to find it in Sri Lanka, because I get in Indian/Sri Lankan grocery stores here in Canada.
Regarding substitute for egg replacer powder, I have heard about a combination of flour, baking soda and water but haven't tried it myself. So I'm not sure if it would work in my recipes. Maybe you could try 3-4 tablespoons of milk instead of EnerG in cookie recipes.
Yevette says
I found your page while looking for great egg replacers. Thanks for
your hard work! I noticed someone posted not being able to find vegan
chocolate chips. Enjoy Life Foods have wonderful Chocolate Chips! http://sincerelyglutenfree.blogspot.com/ Also, these work great
http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=172832&prrfnbr=457241
~Keep up the "safe" food fight!
Kay says
I guess it will be vegan if I leave the m&m's. 😳 I scanned through the recipe and wrote that previous comment. I'll skip those minis and give it a try.
Kay says
madhu, its vegan as well...which means I get to make it for DD. She's not vegan but dairy intolerant so vegan recipes work well for her. And I'm gluten intolerant.. So I can take a bite or two as well.
I'm so going to try this. 🙂 how have you been?
Kay, I guess its vegan friendly because I used M&Ms. I'm finding it hard to locate vegan chocolate chips here. I saw carob chips in Bulk Barn but somehow didn't like the taste by itself. Maybe its good when it is baked with other ingredients. Have to try it. I'm fine and have sent you a mail.
kanthi says
Recipe with oats, looks yummy
Hari Chandana says
very very healthy recipe.. looks gr8 !!
Rachana Kothari says
Scrumptious Cookies!