Oatmeal cookies are a favorite of mine: quick and easy to make, they can have a chewy or crispy texture, and can include many additions, such as dried fruits, chocolate chips, nuts and more.
When I was asked to develop a gluten-free version of these tasty cookies, I’ve decided not to include any unknown flour substitute mixes, and instead, experiment with an “all oats” version.I used gluten free oats flour as the basic flour, and mixed it with hazelnuts meal and rolled oats. To this I added some dried cranberries, which added the bit of acidity that was needed to round up the flavors. The cookies turned out very tasty, with a bit crumblier texture than with cookies made with white flour, which I quite liked.
While I had people with gluten intolerance in mind when creating these cookies, they will no doubt delight any fan of oatmeal cookies. Try them and enjoy.
Makes: 25-26
Prep time: 10 minutes
Chilling time: 2 hours
Baking time: 11-14 minutes
Ingredients:
1 stick (115 grams) butter, soft
1 cup sugar
1 L egg
¾ cup wholegrain fine oat flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill gluten free)
½ cup hazelnut meal
½ cup rolled oats
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup dried cranberries
1. In a large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar and egg. Add the oats flour and whisk well. Add the hazelnut meal, rolled oats, baking powder, salt, vanilla and cranberries and mix with a spatula to form a fairly soft dough. Cover with wax paper and place in the fridge for 2 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Line cookie sheets with baking paper.
3. Roll the dough into 25-26 small balls and place on the baking sheets, leaving room for the cookies to expand.
4. Bake for 11 minutes for chewy cookies, or 14 minutes for crispy cookies. Let cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes before carefully transferring, with the baking paper, to a rack to cool completely. The cookies will keep, in an airtight container, for up to a week.
Loved your recipe 🙂
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Thank you Priyabrataa! 🙂
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Perfect little recipe to ease into the holiday season!
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Thank you Annika, I’m glad you liked the recipe. It is indeed a good option for “cookies season”. 🙂
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Tasty eats ! Really !! 🙂
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lol Thank you Megala! 🙂
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Love this idea of making them gluten free completely, and with the cranberry, yum
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Thank you Myra. I was very happy how good these came out. I plan to also experiment oats flour with other nuts and dried fruits. Will report! 🙂
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Look forward to it 👌
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Keep for a week? In what universe??? Would it be possible to make these with regular unbleached flour, or white whole wheat in place of the oat flour? I have plenty of hazelnut meal, as I sprinkle that on my ice cream. Would adding chopped pecans along with the cranberries be too much in the way of additions? What about dehydrated orange peel?
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lol I agree, that would be quite a challenge to keep these for a whole week, but just in case there are people with better self control… 🙂
I’ve used the oats flour mainly for the gluten-free purpose, but you can definitely use regular flour instead. Adding pecans and orange peels sound great. 🙂
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Great looking cookies – I should cook with hazelnuts more. I buy a lot of Bob Mill’s products – I have their catalog and can’t believe how many things they sell. Good source for many ingredients like your oat flour.
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Thank you Judi, I’m glad you liked the cookies. I wasn’t sure how they would come out, but was very happy with the result.
Bob’s Red Mill’s indeed have interesting ingredients. It’s so much fun to experiment with. 🙂
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Give me a glass of milk and a batch of these cookies, and I’ll be happy as a kid.. these look really tasty! 😀
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lol Thank you Krešo! Wish I could send you a few. They turned out so good. 🙂
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I can imagine.. 😀
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Great holiday cookie!
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Thank you Kathryn. It’s always good to have one gluten-free alternative, just in case… 🙂
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Love hazelnuts. This should be lovely.
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Thank you Mary. The hazelnuts added lots of flavor. 🙂
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Love oatmeal cookies! These sound wonderful with the addition of the hazelnut and cranberries! Definitely have to make these😋😍
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Thank you Ursula, I’m glad you liked the recipe. This combination of ingredients turned out very tasty. Highly recommended. 🙂
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Love the hazelnut meal in this recipe – does the hazelnut flavour come through in the cookie?
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Thank you Laura, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The hazelnuts flavor definitely comes through. If you want it to be even more noticeable, you can lightly roast it first. 🙂
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Thank you!
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Wonderful recipe, Ronit! What if I want to add some chopped hazelnuts – do I still use hazelnut meal? What do you think? We are nuts about nuts here!
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Thank you Dolly, I’m glad you liked the recipe. “Nuts about nuts” – I like that! 🙂
The hazelnut meal is an essential ingredient of the dough, so don’t omit it regardless if you’re adding chopped nuts.
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Thank you for your advice, Ronit! Will do as you say.
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My pleasure. Hope you’ll enjoy the cookies.I’ll be happy to hear your comments. 🙂
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This looks and sounds like a wonderful Ronit! I’m always looking for gluten free cookie recipes as my sister is gluten intolerant and I will definitely add this oatmeal cookie to my Christmas holiday platter!
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Thank you Marisa, I’m glad you liked the cookies. I wasn’t sure how they’ll come out, as so far I only used oats flour with white flour. But they turned out even better than I expected. I hope your sister will enjoy them too! 🙂
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Can I have one Please….fantastic recipe!! 🙂
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Thank you Sophie, I’m glad you liked the recipe. Wish I could send you some… 🙂
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🙂 Thanks but I have bookmarked a few of your recipes so this is just another one on my list from youuuuuu!!! 🙂
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Well that could make things more complicated. I guess you’ll have to make the dishes yourself… 🙂
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hehehehe 🙂
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Great, I will have to try this!
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Thank you Aletta. I hope you”ll enjoy the cookies. 🙂
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I am sure we will!
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These look fantastic! Not a big fan of the GF flour mixes as they often have unwanted secondary flavors/textures – much prefer recipes that go without from the start. Fantastic looking cookies! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you Erin, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I agree about the gluten-free mixes. I was glad my experiment with oats flour made it possible not to use any and I’m glad to share. 🙂
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Another cracker Ronit. How do you keep doing it?
Lovely stuff.
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Thank you Conor, glad you liked the recipe.
Enjoying the process is very helpful in keeping doing it! 🙂
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I’ve tried this recipe!!! Added a bit less sugar and chopped hazelnuts! HEAVEN!!!! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you Ilze, for this lovely update. I’m very glad you enjoyed the cookies. I’m always for less sugar, so I’m glad to know the recipe worked well with less. Also love the addition of chopped hazelnuts. Will add them next time. 🙂
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I love oatmeal cookies. It’s great you came up with a glutenfree recipe so our glutenfree friends can also indulge. 🙂
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Thank you Rini, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I’m glad I was able to make tasty gluten free cookies, without using any commercial mixes. 🙂
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These look wonderful! What a great combination.
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Thank you Dianna, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The cookies turned out very tasty. 🙂
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Like we say here: “I’ll put the kettle on!” 🙂
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Thank you Franck! That’s such a nice phrase. The cookies indeed would be perfect with some strong Irish tea. 🙂
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Another MUST try recipe… thank you so much for sharing this. This is definitely a “try” for this thanksgiving.
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Thank you, I’m glad to know. Hope you’ll enjoy the cookies. I’ll be happy to read your comments. 🙂
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The tart cranberries with the hazelnuts would go oh so well. Have to book mark this one.
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Thank you, I’m glad you liked the recipe. This mix of flavors worked so well. Hope you’ll enjoy it too. 🙂
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Fantastic looking cookies. Cranberries will add a lovely taste to the cookies.
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Thank you Neetha, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The cranberries worked so well with the other ingredients. Highly recommended. 🙂
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Love cookies! I make organic chocolate chip cookies. I will have to try this recipe!
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Thank you Kendal, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I hope you’ll enjoy it. 🙂
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Thank you! I am sure I will!
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Fantastic recipe~! All the things I love in a good cookie and all in one place 😀 Thanks for this one, it”s already saved to my to-do list for my next oven-access weekend~
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Thank you Diana, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I hope you’ll enjoy the cookies. I’ll be happy to hear your comments. 🙂
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Such an interesting recipe…sounds great !!
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Thank you Jyo, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The cookies turned out very tasty. 🙂
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These cookies sound very interesting, Ronit. I love the idea of rolled oats and ground hazelnuts. And cranberries are a favourite of mine. Will have to try.
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Thank you Tracey, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I was very happy with how the cookies came out. I hope you’ll enjoy them as well. 🙂
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Superb share.. gluten free cookies with berries.. definately yummmmm
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Thank you Ruchi! 🙂
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Thank you for thinking of us gluten intolerant people… I am definitely bookmarking this recipe for the post-holiday season. 😊
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Thank you Joelle, I’m glad to know you’ve found the recipe suitable for your gluten-free intolerance. I hope you’ll enjoy the cookies. I’ll be happy to hear your comments. 🙂
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This looks like a great bake Ronit. I will definitely try my version of only Oatmeal cookies as you suggested. Thank you for sharing this recipe, the cookies look delicious 😊
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Thank you Kanwaldeep, I’m glad you liked the recipe. Looking forward to seeing your version. 🙂
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