Easy Oatmeal Holiday Cookies
Enjoy these delicious holiday cookies without the guilt! With the addition of dried red cherries and green pistachios they are a festive and sweet yet nutritious treat.
Yield: 32-34 cookies
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted dates
- 1 ½ cups of nut butter (no added oil/sugar)
- 2 cups of rolled oats
- ¼ cup unsweetened chopped dried cherries
- 3 Tbsp of unsalted pistachios
- 2 tsp of vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of sea salt (optional)
Instructions
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2. In a bowl, soak the dates in hot water (just enough to cover them) for 15 minutes.
- 3. Pour out about ½ the water from the dates and put the remaining water and dates in a blender. Blend until a paste forms.
- 4. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix until well combined.
- 5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 6. Roll the dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons per cookie), drop on parchment paper about 2 inches apart.
- 7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- 8. Let cool completely (they will firm up as they cool).
- 9. Store in an airtight container in the freezer.
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