My fall baking list always includes something with pumpkin. Make that somethings While I’m a huge fan of Healthy Pumpkin Bread and Pumpkin Sheet Cake, there’s just something extra special about these delightful little cookies. Chewy at the edges, soft in the center, and filled with warm layers of spice, these healthy pumpkin oatmeal cookies are a fall-flavored dreamboat. They’re the right amount of sweet, aren’t too cakey (one of my biggest pet peeves with most pumpkin cookie recipes), and are made with healthy ingredients. While there are many who might turn down a regular oatmeal cookie (not these Healthy Oatmeal Cookies though) or even pumpkin raisin oatmeal cookies, these pumpkin cookies with maple glaze can’t be ignored.
How to Make Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Fall spices and natural sweeteners elevate the pumpkin to give these cookies their addictive cozy flavor that everyone will love. Finish them with the scrumptious maple glaze for a beautiful (and tasty!) presentation.
The Ingredients
White Whole Wheat Flour. I opted to use white whole wheat flour for this recipe because it contains more nutrients than white flour. Pumpkin Puree. For delicious pumpkin flavor and a nutrition boost! Pumpkin is rich in vitamins and helps keep these as low calorie pumpkin oatmeal cookies. (If you want to use up your leftover pumpkin puree, try this Pumpkin Oatmeal.)Rolled Oats. Along with the pumpkin, oats are the co-star of these cookies. They give the cookies their texture. Packed with fiber, oats are also a healthy addition to these cookies.Pumpkin Pie Spice. The blend of spices we’ve all come to know and love in our pumpkin-flavored treats. Cinnamon. Because when it comes to pumpkin, you can never have enough cinnamon.Coconut Sugar. Although coconut sugar is a natural sweetener, it provides all the caramel-like goodness that these cookies need.
Egg Yolk. Important for the perfect chewy texture. Maple Syrup. Another way to add natural sweetness to these cookies. Plus, it tastes incredible with pumpkin!Vanilla. Vanilla makes these cookies taste extra warm and cozy. Maple Glaze. An optional but highly recommended finishing touch.
The Directions
Storage Tips
To Store. The cookies’ flavor is best on Day 2. Store leftovers in an airtight container lined with paper towels at room temperature for up to 1 week.To Freeze. Place cookies in an airtight freezer-safe storage container and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe
Baking Sheets. A must-have for baking cookies. Batter Scoop. My trick to perfectly-sized cookies. Small Whisk. Keep your ingredients in the bowl with this small, easy-to-use whisk.
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