Recipe: Perfect Healthy Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Healthy Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. Chewy oatmeal cookies full of fresh fruit & melty chocolate chunks. They're perfect for the holiday season & nobody can ever tell that they're. Oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies made a whole lot healthier with no flour, no butter, very little sugar, and healthy fats such as coconut oil and dark chocolate.

These delicious cookies are made with just a few simple pantry ingredients but packed with flavor and nutrients. Made WITHOUT REFINED SUGAR, and whole grain. Healthier cookies can be tricky to figure out, and this one was no exception. You can cook Healthy Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Healthy Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

1. You need 1/2 cup of butter.
2. It's 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
3. You need 1/2 cup of cane sugar.
4. You need 3 of eggs.
5. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
6. It's 1 tsp of caramel extract.
7. It's 1 tsp of hazelnut extract.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of pumpkin extract.
9. Prepare 2 tbsp of maple syrup.
10. You need 2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
11. It's 1/2 tsp of sea salt.
12. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Whole Wheat Pastry Flour.
13. It's 1 tsp of baking soda.
14. You need 1 1/2 cup of dark chocolate morsels.
15. Prepare 3 cup of Oatmeal (quick or old fashioned, uncooked).
16. You need 1/2 cup of chia seeds.
17. You need 1/2 cup of flaxseeds.

It went through rounds and rounds of testing. But we're proud to say that what But a cookie isn't a cookie unless it's a little naughty—so we added some quality dark chocolate chunks and tart dried cherries for the perfect bite. Just like my mom's oatmeal cookie bars only a little chewier and a little less crumbly, but the flavor is spot on and the texture is awesome. Then of course there are oats… and quinoa for added health and texture, and plenty of dark chocolate.

Healthy Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies step by step

1. Heat oven to 350°F..
2. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy..
3. Add eggs and vanilla extract, caramel extract, hazelnut extract and pumpkin extract; beat well..
4. Add combined whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, maple syrup, ground cinnamon and sea salt; mix well..
5. Add oats, chia seeds, flaxseeds and chocolate morsels; mix well..
6. Cover the bowl in aluminum. Put it in the freezer for 4 hours..
7. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper (Make sure to put parchment paper on the pan). Optional.... (you can butter the pan or spray it.).
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until medium brown. Cool 1 minute on parchment paper; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered..
9. Makes about 4 dozen cookies..

Plus sea salt because every cookie needs a little sea salt. Bake in top and bottom thirds of oven, rotating and switching sheets. Ultra chewy coconut oatmeal cookies with puddles of chocolate chunks and flakes of sweet coconut. Dairy free and made with coconut oil instead of butter! Coconut oil: coconut oil gives these healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies the right amount of moisture and flavor.