4-Ingredient Simple Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
These chewy, quick, easy and delicious chocolate oatmeal cookies will fulfill your sweet-tooth craving while steering you clear of cheating on your healthy habits for a more decadent and fatty alternative. The oats will fill you up healthily, while the hints of sugar & cocoa powder (and any - hopefully minor - additional indulgences you add to it) will knock out the junk-food-itch!
Equipment
- Small mixing bowl
- Non-stick baking pan/sheet
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats [note #1]
- 1/4 cup sugar [note #2]
- 2-3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup water
Optional Ingredients/Alterations
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp chopped nuts i.e. walnuts or pecans
- 2 tbsp vegan chocolate chips
- 1/4 tsp baking powder if blending oats
- 1/4 tsp baking soda if blending oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients and stir to combine, then add water and mix well.
- Let mixture sit for ~5 minutes to thicken slightly, then spoon ~2 tbsp size cookies onto a baking sheet
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until cookies appear cooked through
- Remove from oven and let cool 2-3 minutes before removing from pan
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- For a more traditional-looking cookie, you can blend the oats in a high-speed blender to make a simple oat flour (if I do this, I like to have a 50/50 mix of whole oats and oat flour)
- If you don't want to use regular sugar, bananas and dates are a great whole food, plant-based alternative (1 whole, ripe, spotty banana or 3 tbsp date syrup). The banana substitution will give you a banana flavor and you’ll end up with something strongly resembling an energy ball rather than a cookie. The date paste or date syrup substitution is admittedly more expensive, but won’t impart an overpowering flavor.