CARROT OATMEAL COOKIES
Carrot Oatmeal Cookies are healthy as no refined sugar is used, tastes like carrot cake but a bit chewy. Ideal as a snack for both adults and kids as it is loaded with oatmeal, carrots, nuts and dried fruit. A versatile recipe as you can add nuts and dry fruit of your choice.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ¾ cup wheat flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp orange zest grated
- ¾ cup fresh carrot grated
- ½ cup walnuts coarsely chopped
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup honey/maple syrup
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tbsp melted butter/coconut oil
- 1 tsp fresh ginger grated
Instructions
- Sieve flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl.
- Add rolled oats, raisins and walnuts. Mix well.
- Add egg, orange zest, honey, orange juice, melted butter and fresh ginger into another bowl.
- Whisk the mixture to mix.
- Add grated carrot and mix.
- Add the flour mixture. Using a spatula, fold the flour into the liquid. Don't over mix.
- Chill the batter for 30 minutes in the fridge. Initially the batter will be liquidy. But on resting it will become thicker.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Take about 2 tablespoonful of the cookie batter, roll it into a ball.
- If you can't roll it easily then add 1-2 tbsp of flour.
- Place the ball on a parchment lined baking tray. Flatten it slightly.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Bake the cookies for 15-18 minutes or till they become light golden in colour.
- For slightly more crispier cookies bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and place them on a wire rack to cool.
- Store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Replace walnuts with any other nuts of your choice.
- Replace raisins with any dried fruit of your choice.
- Chill the batter, otherwise the cookies may spread out too much.
- If the cookies don't roll without sticking too much to your hands, then add 1-2 tbsp more of flour. Different flours and oats soak up different amount of liquid.