4 Ingredient Crispy Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
These healthy crispy oatmeal cookies are flavored with cinnamon and taste of cozy Fall flavors without the guilt. They are just 4 ingredients and don't require any flour, eggs, refined sugar or butter.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (70 g) quick oats
- 6 tbsp (96 g) natural peanut butter
- 3 tbsp (1.5 fl oz/44 ml) maple syrup
- 1 tsp (2.3 g) cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Add quick oats to a food processor. Pulse oats until they become very small and fine and start to partially become flour consistency. See photo in post for reference. I pulsed mine on high for about 30 seconds. If you are unsure if your oats are fine enough, it's better to pulse them a little longer. The smaller they are, the crispier the cookies will be.
- Add peanut butter, maple syrup and cinnamon into the oat mixture. Pulse a few seconds until everything is evenly combined.
- Using a 1 tbsp cookie scoop, scoop dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing the dough balls about 2 inches apart. Roll each dough between your palms and then flatten the dough balls into thin round disks. You want the cookies to be fairly thin, about 1/8 inch thick and no more than 3/16 inch thick. The thinner the cookies are, the crispier they will be. The cookies do not spread much during baking, so shape them as you want the final outcome to be. I usually flatten the cookies first with my palm a few times and then smooth around the edges with the back of a spoon to make the cookies round.
- Bake cookies for 10-11 minutes or until the surface looks done and the edges turn light brown. The browner the cookies get, the crispier they will be but you want to be careful not to burn them. Let cookies cool completely on the baking sheet before removing them. They will crisp up further as they cool.
Notes
- These are meant to be healthy, biscuit-type cookies that are lightly crispy. They are not meant to be buttery, sugary crispy cookies. They are also only lightly sweetened as they are meant to be a healthier cookie.
- If you prefer sweeter cookies you can add another 1 tbsp of syrup. Adding too much will prevent the cookies from crisping up though.
- Make sure to use natural peanut butter with no added oils. The cookie dough will not thicken to the right consistency if you use a peanut butter with added oils.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 86kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 18mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 4g, NET CARBS: 8
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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