Oatmeal Cookies (Gluten Free)
I’ve been sort of busy. I’ve gone completely overboard and I’m pretty sure I’ve single handedly caused a local butter shortage.
I made this eggnog fudge.
I made these coconut lime bars.
I made this peppermint mocha cake.
I made homemade poptarts.
I made these chocolate crinkles.
I made these linzer cookies.
I made these cowboys cookies.
I made these pistachio orange cookies.
I made these pignoli cookies.
You just got a cavity reading that.
I also made these gluten free oatmeal cookies. Look down there at the ingredients. Notice anything funky? Nope. That’s why I love these. This recipe is simple. No need for strange flours or gums. Just oats. Oh and butter. Duh.
You don’t need to tell anyone they’re gluten free. We can leave that right here. They’re just good cookies. Chewy with a hint of peanut butter and melty chocolate chips. This is the part where I tell you to go make them. And where you tell me to put the butter down, back away from the mixer and go eat a vegetable.
Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies (recipe adapted from the back of Trader Joe’s gluten free oats; makes about 4 dozen cookies)
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1¼ teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
pinch of nutmeg
1 cup peanut butter
3 cups rolled oats (gluten free)
6 oz chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cream together the butter and sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Mix. Add peanut butter and mix.
- Add the oats, chocolate chips and pecans. Mix slowly until combined.
- Scoop about a teaspoon of dough onto a greased or parchment-covered cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly brown at edges. Remove and let cool on wire rack.
Notes:
- The eggnog fudge, peppermint roll and pignolis above are also gluten free. Be sure to check the ingredients of your almond paste for the pignolis. Some brands have wheat.
- So…since I’ve been doing nothing but baking, writing Christmas cards didn’t happen this year. Consider this a virtual Christmas card. With virtual cookies! Wishing you all a wonderful holiday and a healthy new year!
- I used homemade natural peanut butter. Of course store bought will work too just be sure it doesn’t have too much added sugar.
sooo need to make these over the holidays (with my sis and not jaim cosa the pb). cant wait. yum!
Yum! No… double yum!!
Did you forget the PB that is in the recipe on the Trader Joe’s Oats?
I did! Thank you so much. Corrected.
Yum O! Love me some oats.. Oh, Don says, Love me some oats too!
These look really tasty! Love that they are gluten free. I’ve been wanting to do more gluten free baking. Thanks!
I JUST made your cookies – they are terrific!
As I don’t have any peanut butter at home, I tried with almond butter and they worked really well. Also substituted the pecans for walnuts. Many thanks for sharing this simple recipe!
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your changes. Good to know a peanut free version works well!
Mmm…who can turn down oatmeal cookies with chocolate. No one!! Can’t wait to try this recipe. Lovely blog!
Thank you! Hope you enjoy!
I have made these several times now….LOVE them, and now I add pumpkin seeds, raisins , and coconut , the kids love them too:-) Thank you for the awesome and super easy recipe!!!
This makes me happy. I like the mix-ins! Thanks for sharing!
I made these and they are delicious! I didn’t have nuts, so I added coconut and some heath toffee bits (are they gluten-free? . . . not sure). These are for my two type 1 diabetic kids and they come out to about 11 carbs each (I got 62 cookies out of one batch).
Thank you for this great recipe! On a very restricted diet and these satisfy my cookie craving. I may modify next with a little nutella
You’re welcome. Glad you enjoy!
Is there any substitute for the peanut butter? Can I use apple sauce? date paste?
Thanks!
I’m not sure since I didn’t test it with anything else but I would think almond butter or sunflower butter would work.
These look brilliant, I can’t wait to try them!
How amazing, I just realized I have all of these ingredients! Thanks for sharing your gluten-free treats with us!
delicious. Some of these are in my oven now. Thanks!
awesome! enjoy!
AH-MAZING! Thank you for this recipie I have been searching and searching for gluten free oatmeal cookies. Only change I made was chilling the dough for about 30min then adding cocoa powder insead of chocoalte cips
So glad you enjoyed them!
Delicious! I just whipped up a half-batch of these. We didn’t have any chocolate chips or nut, but I added in a handful of coconut. YUM! Can’t wait to play around with other nut/seed butter and get some CHOCOLATE in there!
So glad you enjoyed them! Wait till you add chocolate! It can only get better
Love these and love your amazing blog! But most of all I love you!!
Gluten is not our friend, and is causing damage to our children for those unlucky enough to have wheat alergies.
do you think natural peanut butter would work instead of regular peanut butter? they’re rather different in make-up.
Yes I’ve made them with natural peanut butter.
Awesome! I made them tonight with natural peanut butter and they were incredible! Thanks!