These healthy no bake lemon cookies are soft and full of zesty lemon flavor. They only need 4 ingredients and they don’t contain any wheat flour, eggs, refined sugar or dairy. The cookies are easy to make and store well.
These lemon oat cookies make a quick snack or dessert. I love that they are only lightly sweetened, letting the tartness of the lemon flavor come through. The cookies can be kept in the fridge or freezer for whenever you are in the mood for something lemony.
Ingredients
- Rolled Oats
- Lemon
- Maple Syrup
- Coconut Butter
Rolled Oats: Rolled oats are mixed in a high powered blender until they become very fine powder and have the consistency of flour.
Lemon: This recipe uses both fresh lemon juice and zest to give the cookies a good lemon flavor.
Maple syrup: Maple syrup is used to sweeten the cookies and help bind the cookie dough.
Coconut butter: Make sure to use coconut butter and not coconut oil. Coconut butter is also sometimes referred to as coconut manna. Coconut butter helps bind the dough and also adds some fat to the dough. You can substitute coconut butter with dairy butter.
How to Make No Bake Lemon Oat Cookies
The oat flour, lemon juice, zest, maple syrup and melted coconut butter are all mixed together until a dough forms. The dough should be pliable and not too sticky to roll or press. You can taste and adjust ingredients as needed. If you feel like the cookies taste too dry you can add a little more coconut butter. If they aren’t sweet enough, you can add a little more syrup. If they aren’t lemony enough you can add more lemon zest.
Roll the dough into smooth round balls and then press them into flat round disks on your prepared cookie sheet. Sprinkle additional lemon zest on top if desired. Place cookies into the fridge to allow them to firm up.
Cookie Texture and Sweetness
These cookies do not have the texture of a baked cookie. They are more similar to an energy ball but in cookie form. The cookies are also not supposed to be very sweet. They are only very lightly sweetened, with the tart lemon flavor really coming through. If you are looking for a more traditional no bake oatmeal cookie with a regular amount of sweetness, I recommend trying my 3 Ingredient No Bake Lemon Oatmeal Cookies.
More Lemon Cookie Recipes
- 3 Ingredient No Bake Lemon Cookies
- 3 Ingredient Lemon Cloud Cookies
- 4 Ingredient Crispy Lemon Oatmeal Cookies
4 Ingredient No Bake Lemon Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups + 2 tbsp (170 g) homemade oat flour see note
- 2 tbsp (1 fl oz/30 ml) lemon juice + 2 tsp lemon zest
- 6 tbsp (3 fl oz/89 ml) maple syrup
- 3.5 tbsp (54 g) coconut butter melted
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add oat flour, lemon juice, zest, maple syrup and melted coconut butter to a mixing bowl and mix until a soft dough forms. The dough should be pliable and not too sticky. Taste and adjust ingredients as needed. You can add more syrup for a little more sweetness. You can add more coconut butter for a little more richness. You can add more oat flour if dough is too sticky. You can add more lemon zest for a more lemony flavor.
- Use a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop to scoop out dough. Roll dough ball between palms until smooth. Place onto your prepared cookie sheet and gently press down with the palm of your hand to form a thick flat disk between 1/4 inch - 1/2 inch thick. Repeat with remaining dough. If desired, sprinkle some additional lemon zest on top of each cookie.
- Place cookies into the fridge for about 30 minutes to firm up. Store uneaten cookies in fridge or freezer.
Notes
- These cookies are only very lightly sweetened. They are meant to be healthy cookies. If you are looking for a more traditional no bake oatmeal cookie recipe, I do have a 3 Ingredient No Bake Lemon Oatmeal Cookies recipe as well that I share above in the post.
- Homemade oat flour: We recommend making homemade oat flour rather than using store bought. Some store bought oat flours are not heat treated which make them unsafe to consume raw.
- To make your own homemade oat flour, pulse 2 cups of rolled oats in a high powered blender (like a Vitamix) until the oats become very fine flour consistency. Measure out 2 cups for the recipe and you can store the rest for later use. Please note that freshly blended oat flour is going to be very light and airy, so 2 cups of it will weigh less and contain less than if you were measuring it after the oat flour has been stored. My measurements are based on measuring it out right after it was blended so for best accuracy, I recommend measuring out the flour right after it is done being blended.
- Coconut butter can be substituted with regular dairy butter. You may need to add more oat flour if using regular dairy butter. This recipe will not work the same with coconut oil so we don't recommend substituting with coconut oil.
- I used Artisana coconut butter*.
- *This product link is an affiliate link. This means I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
Nutrition
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
Have you tried these with Fava flour? Oats are still a grain that I am not supposed to have much of.
We have not tested this recipe with fava flour so we are unsure what the final results would be!
Can we replace Maple syrup with honey?
It is often a common swap but we have not tested this recipe with honey so we are unsure of the final results!
I find these no bake recipes very interesting !
Many Thanks Maureen
We’re so glad you’re enjoying this recipe!
Thank you for you rather yummy no bake recipes !
You’re welcome! We’re glad you are enjoying them!!
You are telling people that these cookies have no refined sugar, Maple syrup is refined sugar ,corn syrup, coloring and preservatives. Not so healthy.
If you buy a pure maple syrup there will be no other added ingredients such as sugar, corn syrup, coloring or preservatives!
Very impressive of your recipe.
Very healthy
Strongly recommend to my family and friends!
Thank you! We’re so glad you love this recipe!
I am wondering if almond flour and gee can be substituted? Thanks!
We have not tested this recipe with almond flour or ghee so we are unsure if the final results would be the same!
This is the best recipe. I love to cook, like cakes, biscuits and many more!
We’re so glad you love this recipe!
This isn’t a cookie. Just because you shape it to look like a cookie and call it a cookie doesn’t mean it’s a cookie. This is oatmeal plain and simple. People need to stop putting out recipes and calling them something they’re not.
We’re sorry to hear you think that! Many readers love this recipe!
Well this is something, but it isn’t a cookie.
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I love the recipes very simple, nice, taste and health.
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