4 Ingredient Crispy Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
These oatmeal cookies are crispy and chocolatey. They are just 4 ingredients and can be eaten for breakfast, snack or dessert. They don't contain any flour, eggs, dairy, butter or refined sugar.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (88 g) quick oats
- 1 tbsp (8 g) unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) melted coconut oil
- 5 tbsp (74 ml) maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Add oats and cocoa powder to a large mixing bowl. Mix with a spatula for about 20 seconds or until the cocoa powder is evenly mixed in with the oats.
- Drizzle melted coconut oil evenly across. Mix with a spatula for about 20-30 seconds, stopping a few times to scrape the sides of your bowl, until all of the oats are moistened with coconut oil.
- Drizzle the maple syrup across. Mix with your spatula until the oats are evenly coated in syrup and start to clump together.
- Using a 1 tbsp cookie scoop, pack 1 tbsp of oat mixture into your cookie scoop. Release onto your prepared baking sheet. The mixture will be loose and not fully hold together. Use the back of a metal spoon to press and shape the mixture until it becomes a thin round disk (about 1/4 inch thick; try not to make any thicker than that). Repeat with remaining mixture, spacing each about 1 inch apart. If your mixture is too sticky or you are having difficulty shaping, you can lightly wet the back of the spoon with water before using it to press the oat mixture.
- Bake the cookies for about 15-16 minutes. It is a little difficult to see when the cookies are done, but the surface of the cookies should turn a slightly lighter shade of brown.
- Remove cookies from oven but don't attempt to move them from the baking sheet until they are fully cooled and set. They will not yet be crispy when they first come out of the oven. Once they are cooled, the cookies will be fully set and crispy. The best way to remove them is to peel them off the parchment paper or silicone mat instead of using a spatula. Once cookies are ready, enjoy right away or store them in an airtight container. Do not leave them out in the open too long (especially if you have a humid kitchen) because they will absorb moisture from the air which will make the cookies soften and turn sticky.
Notes
- If you only have rolled oats you can pulse them in a food processor until they resemble the size of quick oats.
- I used unrefined coconut oil*.
- *This product link is an affiliate link. This means I earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
- I don't recommend using honey as a substitute for maple syrup as the cookies don't crisp up as much when using honey. Many sugar-free maple flavored syrup substitutes will also work as a substitute for pure maple syrup.
- These are not meant to be super sweet cookies. The flavor of these cookies will be like dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate. If you find these types of chocolate too bitter then these cookies are probably not the right cookies for you to try.
- If you want to reduce sugar further, you can reduce the amount of syrup in these cookies to 4 tbsp. The cookies will still bind together with 4 tbsp syrup but some people may find the cookies are not sweet enough.
- It can be a little tricky to determine when the cookies are done. If you remove the cookies and let them fully cool and they are not crispy, you can always stick them back in the oven for a few more minutes. Be careful to watch the edges and make sure they don't turn too dark which would be a sign that the cookies are overbaked.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 66kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 0.1g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g, NET CARBS: 9
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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