Oat Bran Flax-Seed Almond Cookies

Oat Bran Flax-Seed Almond Cookies
Scrumptious Healthy Gluten Free Cookies!

These cookies are big on buttery almond flavor.
So you can break away from the same old cookies.
There’s no other cookie quite like these. They’re
almost oatmeal cookies, but are thinner and crisper.
They can contain raisins, other dried fruit, or chocolate
chips. Chopped nuts optional. Pecans tasted great.

Cook Time 12 Mins  Makes 44 Cookies.

Don’t let the name scare you away because these super
healthy oat bran cookies without eggs will be a hit even
with the kids. This cookie recipe is a proof that healthy
and tasty doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive.
Wholesome cookies made with gluten free flour, oat
bran and flax-seed meal. It can’t get any better.

INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup coconut oil (1/2 cup oil + 1/4 cup mashed banana)
3/4 cup (coconut or raw) Sugar
1/2 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1 cup GF All Purpose Flour
1 cup Almond Flour
1 cup Oat Bran
1/4 cup ground flax Seed
(I grind flax seed in a coffee grinder)
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda

(Optional)1 tsp Ground Cinnamon,
2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp nutmeg,
1/4 tsp cloves. 

(Optional)
1/2 cup Chopped Dates, Raisins, Nuts,
Coconut, or 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips 

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F  Grease the baking sheet or line it
with parchment paper.
In a big bowl combine together the flours, bran, flax seed,
baking powder, baking soda and raisins (if using) and set
aside.In a medium bowl, blend together butter and sugars
until creamy.

Add applesauce and vanilla and mix until well blended.
If you use an electric beater to mix in the applesauce it
may look curdled, but don’t worry.

To the wet ingredients add the dry ingredients and mix well.
Drop the dough by tablespoon on prepared baking sheets.
Lightly spray the tablespoon with non stick spray, so that the
dough will drop easily. Use a butter knife to scoop out the
dough from the tablespoon.

The baking time mentioned in the recipe is 12 minutes.
(The cookies look very even after 9 minutes).  Bake for
12 minutes for a nice golden brown color.
Leave it in the baking sheet itself for a minute and
then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up
to 5 days or freeze.

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