Chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
My better-for-you Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies are loaded with whole grains & are low in refined sugar. Thick, chewy, sweet n' spicy perfection!
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 204kcal
Cost: $3.78 or $0.32/cookie
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- ⅔ cup pureed pumpkin
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour (or .75 cup each of all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour)
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp whole milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together the coconut sugar, pumpkin puree, melted butter and applesauce until smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and stir until well-combined.
- Stir in the oats, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Add the whole wheat pastry flour and stir until just combined.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- After an hour, scoop the cookie dough into 12 balls (roughly ¼ cup dough each). Flatten each cookie dough ball slightly with your hand, then bake in the preheated oven for 14-16 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely, then make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar and 1 tbsp milk. If too thick, add ½ tbsp of milk at a time until it reaches a consistency that you can drizzle. *See notes*
- Drizzle or spoon the glaze onto the cooled cookies, allowing the glaze to drip off the cookies. Allow the glaze to set for at least 1 hour before serving.
Notes
Note on the glaze: the glaze does not stay set for more than 1 day. I would recommend glazing the day you'd like to serve them for best results.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Sodium: 209mg | Fiber: 3g
