Healthy-ish Irish Oatmeal Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

Quick-cooking Irish oats, golden raisins, and chopped almonds pack these cupcake-like cookies with flavor and texture.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups coconut oil
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon coarse salt
3 cups quick-cooking Irish oatmeal (such as McCann's®)
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped almonds

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Grease 18 muffin cups with coconut oil.
3 Beat coconut oil, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
4 Beat 1 egg and vanilla extract into the coconut oil mixture.
5 Whisk flour, baking soda, and coarse salt together in a bowl; beat into the coconut oil mixture until a dough forms.
6 Fold oatmeal, raisins, and almonds into dough. Mix beaten egg into dough if needed for moisture.
7 Spoon dough into prepared muffin cups to about half full.
8 Bake in preheated oven until center is set and top is lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes.