Description
Soft, chewy, and bursting with juicy blueberries and sweet vanilla, these Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies are a wholesome snack or light dessert you won’t want to miss. Made with simple ingredients like oats, spelt flour, and coconut sugar, they’re as delicious as they are nourishing.
Ingredients
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup spelt flour (or all-purpose flour)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1/4 cup melted coconut oil (or any neutral oil)
1 tablespoon milk of choice
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup dried or fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and coconut sugar.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the maple syrup, coconut oil, milk, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until fully incorporated.
- Gently fold in the blueberries, being careful not to break them.
- Scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, spacing the cookies about 2 inches apart.
- Flatten each cookie slightly with the back of a spoon or your palm.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centers are set.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Feel free to add walnuts or almonds for a nice crunch.
You can substitute blueberries with dried cranberries, raspberries, or chopped strawberries.
For a unique flavor, try adding a pinch of nutmeg or ginger.
To make them gluten-free, use certified gluten-free oats and a gluten-free flour blend.
Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 4-5 days, or freeze them for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
