Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies

Makes 14

You will LOVE this cookies! They are super easy to make and you can’t tell at all how healthy they are! 😉

I like to replace sugar with baking stevia, and use ground up oats (into a flour) instead of white flour. The pumpkin and egg give it enough moisture, so no need for oil or butter! Adding in protein powder adds to the soft-baked texture and of course, punches a secret dose of protein.They are soft with just enough outside crunch and full of fall flavors. I hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:
-1/2 cup old fashioned oats
-1/4 cup oat flour (ground up oats)
-1/2 cup baking stevia
-2 scoops Dymatize XT (whey/casein blend) protein powder
-2 Tbsp coconut flour
-1/2 tsp baking soda
-1/2 tsp baking powder
-2 tsp cinnamon
-1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice and/or
-1/2 tsp each: nutmeg, ginger + allspice
-1 whole egg
-1/2 cup pumpkin puree
-2 Tbsp raisins
-1/4 cup fresh cranberries (or omit)
-1/2 tsp butter or vanilla extract
-1/2 tsp maple extract (optional but recommended)

Other add ins: Chocolate chips, crushed nuts, etc.

Mix all dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients in a separate small bowl, then add to dry; mix well. It will be a sticky dough. I recommended chilling the dough for about 15-20 minutes at this point. Pre heat oven to 350F. (Lightly roll into balls and flatten (lightly wet hands if necessary, I used a spoon to portion out the dough).

Bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Mine made 14 cookies.

Nutrition (for 1 cookie + ingredients above):
52 cals/1g fat/6.5g carbs (1.5g fiber, 1.5g sugar) 4.3g protein