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Best Healthy American Style Cookies

Addictive and indulgent! These soft and chewy cookies, loaded with chocolate chips, will just make your day!

You’ll find that you won’t be able to stop on only one bite…

As these cookies contain no eggs and no sugar, they won’t spread. So depending on your preference, you can make them as thick or thin as you like. I tried them both ways and must say I prefer them slightly thinner as it gave them a nice crunch before reaching the soft and chewy inner.

These cookies can be stored in a sealable container for up to 1 week, if they manage to last that long, as in my house they tend to go within the first hour. You can also store them in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Best Healthy American Style Cookies

  • Servings: 12-15
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Rating: ★★★★★
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No butter, no white flour, no sugar and no eggs needed - These vegan cookies can easily be made paleo or keto too!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups oat flour
  • ¼ cup arrowroot starch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
  • ½ cup chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/356F and line a large tray with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine your dry ingredients and mix well.
  3. In a saucepan over the stove, or a microwave-safe bowl, gently heat your honey, add your oil and whisk together until combined.
  4. Add the wet mixture to the dry, along with the vanilla extract and milk, and mix until thoroughly combined.
  5. Fold in your chocolate chips.
  6. Place small spoonfuls of dough on the lined tray and press each one lightly, into a cookie shape.
  7. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until lightly brown. Make sure not to overcook. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on the tray.
    Substitutions
  • Substitute Oat flour for almond flour for a more paleo cookie
  • Cornflour or tapioca flour can be used instead of arrowroot starch, also, flaxseed is a good alternative if you’re looking to make them keto
  • You can replace honey with maple syrup, agave nectar or sugar-free syrup to make it keto
  • Instead of olive oil, you can use coconut oil
  • coconut milk can be used instead, or any milk of your choice.

Nutrition

Per Serving: 163 calories; 5.5 g fat; 26.2 g carbohydrates; 2.8 g protein; 2 mg cholesterol; 9 mg sodium.

As an update, I substituted 1/2 a cup of oat flour with coconut flour and the results were very nice. It added a different flavour to mix.