Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

When I was growing up, we would visit my grandparents in Ohio at least twice every year. And every time we would visit, my Grandma would have made several of our favorite goodies. One of my requests was always her Huck Finn Oatmeal Cookies. I, of course, thought this was a very clever name and that those cookies were the best ever so I thought my Grandma was a genius in the kitchen. Now, she was a genius in the kitchen, but that particular recipe was from the back of the Quaker Oats canister. Grandma could cook from scratch without a recipe like nobody’s business, but she knew a good recipe when she found one!

For me, those Huck Finn Oatmeal Cookies have always been the holy grail of oatmeal cookies. Their flavor has been my guide for making paleo and gluten free versions.

This recipe is simply a gluten free cookie, but in a few weeks, I’ll be posting my “N’oatmeal cookie” recipe, which is grain free and paleo approved. Those cookies are awesome too, but sometimes you want something a little more authentic. If that’s what you’re craving, then I hope you’ll give this recipe a try.

Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

A delicious, classic cookies, made gluten free – crispy and chewy options
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 11 mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz. grass-fed butter or palm shortening for dairy free
  • 1 cup maple sugar or coconut sugar or a combination of the two
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup arrowroot
  • 1/2 – 1 cup gluten free flour blend Use 1/2 cup for flat, crispy cookies, use 1 cup for a chewier, puffier cookie
  • 1 cup gluten free oatmeal
  • 1 cup gluten free oatmeal blended into flour
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup pecans – measure, then chop
  • 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine softened butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until well mixed.
  • Add in all of the dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
  • Scoop into desired size, I like about 1 1/2 tablespoons per cookie, evenly spaced on prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake for 11 minutes or until set in the middle and starting to brown around the edges.
Keyword Dairy Free, Gluten Free