Vegan Coconut Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

April 20th, 2018 / By KellyLiken

Vegan Coconut Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies… Sounds like a mouthful, in more ways than one!  Your family will NEVER believe how much nutrition is packed into these sinfully delicious coconut chocolate oatmeal cookies.

Oatmeal is NOT my favorite food.  It’s a texture thing, I just can’t get around it.  Even when I put lots of yummy toppings and crunchy garnishes.  It’s just not my jam.

Oatmeal cookies on the other hand?  I can get down with that!  But they are ususally SO GOOD because of the massive amounts if sugar, butter and refined flour.  Although those things are so good for mental health days and birthday parties, they kinda defeat the purpose of me eating more oatmeal right?

What makes these cookies deliciously nutricious are the simple, whole food ingredients.  Organic oats, whole wheat flour, flax seed, unsweetened coconut, dark chocolate chunks.  Whole grains, antioxidants, fiber, healthy fats…. They’re almost health food! (Don’t tell Lucy)

They become decadent when we combine the rich coconut oil, coconut flakes and chocolate.

These cookies are crunchy around the edges and soft and just a little gooey in the center.  The chocolate chunks are a little melty.  The combination of coconut and chocolate is a match made in oatmeal heaven.  I’d eat oatmeal everyday if it was presented like this!

I almost always only make a half batch because we eat so many of these yummy oatmeal cookies if they’re hanging around.  But go ahead, make a full batch and give them away, your friends, teachers and neighbors will thank you.

4.5 from 2 votes

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Vegan Coconut Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Your friends and family will NEVER believe how much nutritional goodness is packed into these sinfully delicious Coconut Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Vegan

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

cooling time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings 24 cookies

Calories 267 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 C coconut oil at room temperature
• 1 C brown sugar
• 6 T natural cane sugar
• 2 T ground flax seed
• 6 T water
• 1.5 t vanilla extract
• 1.5 C rolled oats
• 1 C whole wheat flour
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 12 oz dark chocolate chunks
• 1 C finely shredded unsweetened coconut

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350º.  Whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder and set aside.

2. Prepare your flax eggs by mixing the flax seeds with the water and let sit to thicken while you cream together the coconut oil, cane sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

   
   

3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add in the vanilla and the flax eggs, mixing well.

4. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined, and finally add in the chocolate, oatmeal and coconut.

5. Roll the cookies into 1 oz balls and space 1" apart on a parchment lined baking sheet.  Bake 12-15 minutes until the edges are golden brown

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Coconut Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 267 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 14g88%

Sodium 68mg3%

Potassium 176mg5%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 17g19%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin C 0.2mg0%

Calcium 63mg6%

Iron 0.8mg4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.