Low-Sugar Oatmeal Cookies

Looking for a healthy but delicious treat? These oatmeal cookies are made without sugar, but you’d never know it!

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups quick oats
1 cupwhite whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
4 tablespoons unsalted buttermelted and cooled
1 large egg
1 teaspoon oforganic vanilla extract from Simply Organic
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cupdark chocolate chips
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup well chopped raw walnuts or pecans(in this recipe, we usually go for pecans, but both are delicious) or an additional 2 tablespoons chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons raisins.

Instructions

Whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl.

Combine the applesauce, butter, egg, vanilla, and honey in a medium bowl. until blended. Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until combined. The dough will be wet and sticky. Fold in the chocolate chips, raisins, and walnuts. Place in the refrigerator and let chill for at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
When ready to bake, place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet. Remove the dough from the refrigerator (if it is very stiff, you may need to let it sit out for 5 to 10 minutes). Drop the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls with a cookie scoop or spoon and arrange on the baking sheet, leaving 1 inch of space around each. With your fingers, gently flatten each cookie to be about 3/4-inch thick.
Bake until the cookies are golden and firm around the edges and set on top, about 9 to 10 minutes. Place the baking sheet on a wire rack and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the rack to cool completely.