These cookies are a perfect healthy snack for a fall day.
1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup flaxseed meal
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup chopped dates
In a medium bowl combine flour, oats, flax, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat together the egg, coconut oil, applesauce, maple syrup and vanilla. Fold in flour mixture. Then stir in the carrots and dates. Drop by heaping tablespoons, 2 inches apart, onto a cookie sheet. Bake in at 350F for 10-15 minutes until the bottoms are lighlty browned.
Makes 24 cookies.
When I tasted these I really thought they were going to be a big hit with my family. They were really delicious. Unfortunately, no one would even try them! Cole flat out refused to eat one, and Bennett just picked out one of the dates and left the rest. Tony walked right by them and left for work without taking any. So they really didn’t give the cookies a fair chance. I guess they just looked too ‘healthy’ or something. I froze them and I’ll try putting them in the kids lunches because sometimes they’ll eat things at daycare that they won’t eat at home. Don’t let my family’s reaction stop you from trying these though. They were quite tasty and I love that they’re low in sugar and fat, and full of healthy ingredients. The dates are especially nice in these, and are what give them most of their sweetness, so don’t leave them out!
Food and Whine 
These look delicious, a great cookie for Fall!
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When I read the ingredients list, I immediately thought, they must be absolutely delicious. In fact, I almost baked them today. But finally decided to refine another cookie recipe of mine. Yours are definitely high up on my to-bake list!!!What I often find with my family (also often confronted with healthy stuff), if the food doesn’t look good, they won’t even try. That’s when I started making shaped cookies (e.g. using cookie cutters). Will let you know when once I made these!!
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Wow. Your cookies are jam-packed with great nutrition. They look delicious. Did your little “whiners”(LOL) end up eating them at daycare?
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Oddly it was my picky one Cole who ate them at daycare (or I think he did, they were always gone from his lunchbox anyway) but Bennett’s always came back uneaten. Oh well!
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A big hit with my 2.5 year old – he shouted out “I love this cookie!” 🙂 Thanks for another great recipe.
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These are delicious!! Perfectly healthy and just sweet enough to keep me walking back and forth to the kitchen to grab more 😛 Thanks!
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How Many calories per cookie ?!! Thank you ! 🙂
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