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A stack of gluten free oatmeal raisin cookies in front of two glasses of milk.
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Chocolate Covered Raisin Oatmeal Cookies {Gluten-Free}

A gluten free and low sugar oatmeal raisin cookies- with dark chocolate! Loaded with chewy raisins, combined melted chocolate, reminiscent of my favorite movie theatre candy- chocolate covered raisins!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time9 minutes
Total Time19 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 large cookies
Calories: 186kcal

Ingredients

Dry

  • 1 cup oat flour (process whole oats in a food processor until a flour is formed)*
  • 1 cup almond meal or almond flour*
  • 1 cup whole oats
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Wet

  • 1/4 cup +2 tablespoons coconut oil**
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 tablespoons raw honey or maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Mix-ins

  • 3/4 cup raisins (I use half black and half golden)
  • 1/3 cup 85% dark chocolate chopped, or dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Add the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl, and mix well.
  • In a smaller bowl, mix together all the wet ingredients.
  • Mix the wet ingredients into the dry, and then add the raisins and chocolate.
  • Use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the cookies on to a cookie sheet. Use fingers to press each mound into a flattened cookie shape, since these will not spread while baking.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes. I pull mine out at 9 minutes to make them chewier.
  • Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before removing from cookie sheet. They will be very crumbly while hot, but will firm up after they've cooled.
  • For best results, keep frozen. They are extra chewy when eaten out of the freezer, and I prefer the chocolate frozen because it's crunchy!

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Notes

*I do not recommend using a store bought oat flour. I've found finely ground oat flour makes cookies grainy and crumbly. 
**I've used butter in place of the coconut oil, and it turns out okay. The flavor is great, but it results in a drier cookie. 
Variations:
  • Use all raisins if preferred, and omit the dark chocolate.
  • Omit the raisins and use dark chocolate.
  • Use a different dried fruit, like cranberries or even freeze dried strawberries in place or the raisins.
  • Forget the fruit, and add in extra dark chocolate!

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 141mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 2mg