These oatmeal applesauce cookies are the perfect homemade treat to pack in a school lunch or eat for a quick breakfast. These are chewy, hearty, and have a delicious cinnamon flavor!
We love oatmeal cookies at our house. We have several varieties that I bake on repeat – these coconut oatmeal cookies and these salted chocolate chip oatmeal cookies come to mind immediately.
We also love cookies with a little more spice, like this recipe. The combination of applesauce and cinnamon makes for a warm and cozy cookie that’s just right for breakfast or dessert.
This is an easy recipe – perfect for beginning bakers! Make a batch of these this weekend, or for your next bake sale or party.
Top Tip
Remember to use parchment paper on the cookie sheets so that the cookies don’t stick to the pan. Plus, it will make clean up that much easier!
Ingredient Notes
- Gluten Free Flour Blend – I like Namaste Perfect Flour Blend for cookies – it has a neutral flavor and a great texture.
- Oats – If you are gluten free you need to make sure you use oats that are labeled certified gluten free. Some brands to look into are GF Harvest and One Degree Organics.
- Flax Seed Meal – Flax seed meal is used to make a flax seed egg replacer. If you don’t need these to be vegan or egg free, you can substitute one actual egg.
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Recipe
Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies (Gluten Free, Vegan).
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon ground flax seed meal
- 3 Tablespoons water
- ½ cup vegan buttery spread
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup organic cane sugar
- 3 Tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup gluten free flour blend all-purpose flour is okay if you are not gluten free
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 Tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 ½ cups certified gluten free oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Make the flax seed egg replacer: in a small bowl, combine the flax seed meal with three tablespoons of water. Let it sit for a few minutes until it becomes a gel.
- In a large bowl, cream the vegan buttery spread, coconut sugar, and organic sugar on high speed until fluffy. Add the applesauce, vanilla extract, and the flax seed egg replacer, and mix until combined.
- Add the gluten free flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon, and mix until incorporated.
- Turn off mixer and add the oats and chia seeds. Stir with a spoon to combine.
- Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto the cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for about 12-14 minutes. The cookies may look a little underdone in the middle, but that's okay. They will continue to cook as they cool. Do not over bake.
- Let cool on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes, then remove and let cool fully on a wire rack.
Christina
Hello Wonderful Kelly, I was wondering if id be able to replace the spelt flour with bobs GF?
Beverly Ann Stevens
Also need recipes that are needed for osteopenia problem & low carb with minimal amounts of cane or brown sugars! I am pre-diabetic & need to protect my heart, kidneys & liver from too much carbs & sugar load that turns into stored fat.
Do you use healthy fats like avocado in your recipes? Can I substitute coconut oil for a product that is processed like Vegan Buttery Spread? I need to learn what other substitutions for sugars in a vegan type diet!!? My son is type I diabetic!
Kelly Roenicke
I have a few avocado recipes on my site, like avocado dip and avocado pudding. Sometimes you can use coconut oil in place of vegan buttery spread, but sometimes it won’t work. It would depend on the specific recipe.
Jessica
I just made these, and they taste great! Mine happen to be pretty crumbly. Is that how yours are?
Sam @ PancakeWarriors
You had me at healthy cookies – love that you did an oatmeal cookie :) So good!
GiGi Eats Celebrities
I know for a FACT I would adore these cookies. YES I WOULD! I can even taste them in my mouth already, even know I haven’t had oatmeal and apples in YEARS!
Kelly
Thanks, Gigi!
athleticavocado
what a tasty spin on traditional oatmeal cookies! These look super yummy :)
Kelly
Thank you so much!
Chelsey Amer
These look delish!! So much good stuff for breakfast! Pinned!
Kelly
Thanks for pinning!
Elizabeth
These sound absolutely fantastic! I can’t wait to try them! I really like how your used both the flax and chia in this, what a superfood combo!
Kelly
Thank you, I hope you love them!
wellandfull
Breakfast cookies are the best! They’re so quick and easy to grab when you’re running out the door :)
Kelly
I love breakfast cookies!
whiskandshout
These cookies are so healthy and cute and love that they are vegan!
Kelly
Thank you!
PumpkinnSpice
I don’ have any kids, but these cookies look like they would do just the trick for me. Sounds delicious, Kelly! Love the use of applesauce in these babies!
Kelly
Thank you, Gayle!