Name: Orange and almond oat cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cup oats (gluten-free); ½ cup almond meal; 2 Tbsp soft dairy -free spread (or butter); Grated zest and juice of 1 orange; 25g vanilla sugar; 2 tsp Stevia

Orange and almond oat cookies

28 Jan 2018

by Wholeness

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

Being on a healthy diet doesn’t mean that you can’t have yummy treats. These orange and almond oat cookies are vegan, gluten-free and are low sugar yet absolutely delicious. Perfect for breakfast, afternoon tea or as snacks during the day.

Ingredients

1 cup oats (gluten-free)
½ cup almond meal
2 Tbsp soft dairy -free spread (or butter)
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
25g vanilla sugar
2 tsp Stevia

Instructions

Blitz the oats until you get breadcrumbs. Add the almond meal, and the spread/butter and whiz until you get a breadcrumbs-like mixture.
Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add the sugar, orange zest and juice, combine.
Shape the mixture into a ball, cover and rest in the fridge for minimum 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Make 10-12 small ball of the dough. Flatten these between your palms into 3mm thick patties. Put these on a lined baking tray and bake for approx. 20-25 minutes until golden.
Let the cookies cool and transfer them to a plate.