Gabriela's Oats Cookies

Looking for a healthy snack? Try baking these flourless oatmeal cookies courtesy of Gabriela of Nicaragua. This recipe makes 2 dozen cookies. The lack of flour makes them a bit crumbly but as long as the dough isn’t too wet, they stay together pretty well. I added flax meal to absorb some of the extra liquid. If you want a sugar-free option, you could try using coconut sugar instead of cane sugar.

Ingredients

1/3- 1/2 cup cane sugar 

2 eggs

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

3 cups of whole oats 

1 cup of raw grated carrots

1 cups of raisins

2 teaspoon of cinnamon

2 tablespoon of flax seeds

2 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds

1/2 cup of olive oil

1/2 cup of walnuts

1/2 cup of water

Mix ingredients together in a large bowl. I recommend putting all dry ingredients in first. Heat oven to 350°F.

Paint an oven-tray with a thin layer of butter or and spoon the cookies into the tray. Have a glass of water nearby to sink-in the spoon in between cookies, so it does not get all sticky!

Do not have them too close together so it is easy to turn them upside down. Cook on the top level of oven until cookies are ready, maybe 15 minutes.

Turn them upside down and press them flat so the other side also gets golden-brown. Enjoy!