The following tasty cookies are another version of my earlier all-oats gluten-free cookies (find the recipe HERE).
This time, I decided to rely even more on both oats flour and rolled oats, instead of using nut meal in the dough. I chose to add a lemony flavor to the cookies, which worked well with the other additions, of chopped pecans and dried apricots.
The cookies can be baked to a chewy texture, or a bit longer, for crispier ones. Either way, they will delight anyone who loves oatmeal cookies and/or lemon cookies. The cookies’ texture is light and crumbly, and the fact that they are gluten-free, is an added bonus.
Another layer of flavor and aroma can be obtained by drizzling lemon icing and lemon zest on top. Try them and enjoy.
Makes: 30
Prep time: 10 minutes
Chilling time: 2 hours
Baking time: 13 (chewy cookies) – 15 (crispy cookies)
Ingredients:
1 stick (115 grams) butter, soft
1 cup sugar
1 L egg
1 Tbs lemon zest
2 Tbs fresh lemon juice
1 cup wholegrain fine oat flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill gluten free)
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla paste
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup roughly chopped pecans
¼ cup roughly chopped dried apricots
For the icing: (optional)
1 cup powdered sugar
About 1 Tbs lemon juice
Lemon zest
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, sugar, egg, lemon zest and lemon juice. Add the oats flour, rolled oats, baking powder, vanilla and salt and mix well to a soft dough.
Add the pecans and dried apricots and mix them in with a spatula. Cover and place in the fridge for 2 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 350F (175). Line a cookie sheet with baking paper.
3. Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop about 30 balls and place on the lined pan, leaving room to expand.
4. Bake for about 13 minutes for chewy cookies or 15 minutes for crispy cookies. Leave in the pan for 5 minutes (as the cookies are quite soft when coming out of the oven), then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
5. The icing (optional): place the powdered sugar in a small bowl. Gradually mix in a few drops of lemon juice, to form a fairly thick paste. Drizzle over the cookies and scatter lemon zest on top.
Lemon AND apricots? Be still my heart. ;->
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I figured that twice the fun is always better. Glad you agree! 🙂
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And I almost missed the pecans – double the pleasure!
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The more the better… 🙂
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They look very yummy. And healthy ingredients too. Just love the flavors.
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Thank you Smitha, I’m glad you liked the cookies.They were very tasty. 🙂
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Beautiful post Ronit. Would love to try this!
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Thank you Sumith, I’m glad you liked the recipe. Nice to see you back! 🙂
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These look really delicious!
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Thank you Dorothy. The cookies disappeared very quickly. 🙂
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In our house we call it “No keeping quality!”
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lol I like that! 🙂
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Yummy!!
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Thank you Bernice. 🙂
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Reblogged this on BRUT IMPERIAL ANTARCTICA.
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How fabulous! I like lemon. 🍃🍋 And I like apricot. Bonus points. 🌟
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Thank you Gail! The lemon in the cookies worked so well with the apricots. Highly recommended. 🙂
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This sounds wonderful! I love love love dried fruit (and chocolate). I’m supposed to eat gluten free, so I like to try new things. Problem is I don’t like to cook too much!
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Thank you Lisa, I’m glad you liked the cookies. I think you’ll find them very easy to make. 🙂
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I just may give them a try!
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Good luck! 🙂
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Nothing beats an oatmeal cookie, they are my favourite. I’ve never tried them with apricots before or lemon so they are going on my Christmas cookie list 😄
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Thank you Myra, I’m glad you liked the cookies. I’m also a big fan of oatmeal cookies, and try to come up with new flavors. This one is definitely a keeper. I hope you’ll enjoy them. 🙂
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For sure 👌🙂
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They sounds divine! So many of my favorites! Apricots and Nuts are yummy together.
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Thank you Sandra, I’m glad you liked the recipe. Dried fruits and nuts is indeed such a tasty combination. They added wonderful flavor to the cookies.
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I love oatmeal cookies (but not oatmeal for breakfast) and lemon recipes so I know I would enjoy these. I don’t use apricots very often but it looks like I need to 🙂
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Thank you Judi, I’m glad you liked the recipe. I usually don’t pair oatmeal and lemon, but it turned out surprisingly good. Dried apricots are wonderful and I use them often. Highly recommended! 🙂
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Fabulous. Love this combination. I think I could eat anything paired with dried apricots! Not even sure I’d need the icing! Wonderful, thanks!
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Thank you Mimi, I’m glad you liked the cookies. Dried apricots added such great flavor. The icing is definitely optional.:)
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Love the ingredients popped in cookies 🍪
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Thank you Jyo, I’m glad you liked the cookies. They were very tasty. 🙂
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Ronit, these cookies look so good and flavorful. Apricots and pecans go well together. Happy holidays and healthy new year!
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Thank you Joanne, I’m glad you liked the cookies. This combination indeed was so good. Happy holidays and best wishes to you too! 🙂
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The cookies are an inspired combination of ingredients. They look wonderful. I never would have thought of putting lemon zest in the icing, but I like how it probably balances the sweetness of the icing (which sometimes can be almost too much) with the tartness of the lemon zest.
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Thank you Sheryl, I’m glad you liked the cookies. I usually don’t pair oatmeal cookies with lemon, but they turned out so tasty, I will definitely do that again. The zest indeed adds a nice balance, and lots of aroma. 🙂
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Yummy recipe
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Thank you! 🙂
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Love pecans, love dried apricots, love oatmeal cookies!
A note on dried apricots: organic ones are never bright orange, a sign that they were not treated with sulfites
A note on GF oat flour: it’s easy to make your own: just milk them in a coffee grinder.
Thank you for so many recipes!
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Thank you Joëlle, I’m glad you liked the recipe.
I am aware of the added sulfates in dried apricots, but we’re talking about a small amount, of a natural ingredient in itself, that most people can tolerate. Of course you can use ones that are free of it, without compromising the flavor.
As for GF oat flour, as I use relatively large amount of it, I find it easier to buy it, but thanks for the tip. 🙂
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Ooh, I like the idea of adding the zest on top of the icing😍. Thank you for this mouthwatering recipe (and the tip about the zest!)💖
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Thank you Kail, I’m glad you liked the recipe. The lemon zest adds such wonderful aroma. Highly recommended! 🙂
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You’ve got a very yummy blog 🙈💕💕
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Thank you Saania! 🙂
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My pleasure
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