- 1 cup Oatsquick-cooking
- ½ cup Oatsold-fashioned
- ¼ cup Whole wheat flour
- ¾ tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Cinnamonground
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
- ¼ cup (½ stick) Buttersoftened
- ⅓ cup Granulated sugar
- 1 Large eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extractpure
- ½ cup Applesauce
- ½ cup Dried cherries
- ⅓ cup Dark chocolatechopped, plus more for topping
Healthy Oatmeal Cherry Cookies
The words healthy and cookies don’t always go together, but these Healthy Oatmeal Cherry Cookies genuinely live up to their title! They contain less butter and sugar because I substitute with applesauce and I use a combination of oats and wholemeal flour instead of using refined white flour.
To make a batch of these healthy cookies, start by whisking oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together. Use a hand mixer to cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy and mix in egg, vanilla, and applesauce until combined. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until just combined. Fold in dried cherries and chocolate and scoop balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Press them down to flatten slightly before topping with more chocolate. Bake for about 12 minutes until golden around the edges.
To make Healthy Oatmeal Cherry Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Healthy Oatmeal Cherry Cookies
1 Done 5 | Heat oven and line baking sheetPreheat the oven to 350 °F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. |
2 Done 2 | Combine dry ingredientsIn a medium bowl, mix 1 cup of quick-cooking oats, ½ cup of old-fashioned oats, |
3 Done 2 | Cream butter and sugarCream ¼ cup of butter and ⅓ cup of granulated sugar together using a handheld mixer until light and fluffy. |
4 Done 2 | Add egg, vanilla and applesauceAdd 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and ½ cup of applesauce and beat into the creamed mixture until combined. |
5 Done 2 | Combine wet and dry ingredientsMix the flour mixture with the wet ingredients until just combined. Fold in ½ a cup of dried cherries and ⅓ cup of chopped dark chocolate. |
6 Done 4 | Place cookies on baking sheetUsing a large ice cream scoop, drop balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each one. Gently press each ball down slightly to flatten. |
7 Done 1 | Top with chocolateSprinkle the remaining chocolate on top of the cookies. |
8 Done 12 | BakeBake in the oven for about 12 minutes until the cookies are golden around the edges. |
9 Done | ServeServe as an afternoon or mid-morning snack! |
