These Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies are soft and chewy with plenty of juicy blueberries and dark chocolate bits inside. They are also quite easy to make with a few simple pantry ingredients. Perfect healthy breakfast or quick low-calorie snack.
Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 356F (180C).
Line the bottom of a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a small mixing bowl add oats, whole grain flour, hemp seeds, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Use a spatula to mix the dry ingredients.
In a large mixing bowl mash banana with the fork.
Mix in coconut oil and sweetener. Use the whisk and mix it until you get the sticky texture.
Add in the dry ingredients. Using the spatula mix everything until fully combined.
Gently fold in blueberries and dark chocolate. Use spatula.
Let the mixture sit for at least 10 minutes (the longer, the better).
Use ice cream scoop to scoop cookie mixture and place it on a baking sheet. Arrange the cookies 2-inches apart. Slightly flatten the dough and shape cookies with the spoon.
Bake cookies for 12 to 15 minutes until golden on the edges. Check the cookies regularly and don’t over-bake them.
Leave the cookies to cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer them to a cookie rack to cool completely.
Notes
Makes about 12 cookies. Recommended serving size is 1-2 cookies.
Substitutions
Substitute rolled oats with quick oats. Rolled oats will give a more dense texture while quick oats will make cookies softer and chewier.
Substitute hemp seeds with ground flax seeds or chia seeds.
Substitute chopped dark chocolate with dark chocolate chips or cacao nibs. Note that cacao nibs are quite bitter and hard to chew, not suitable for kids.
Substitute coconut oil with avocado oil, ghee, or grass-fed butter.
Substitute maple syrup with honey in liquid form.
Make them gluten-free: Use certified gluten-free oats.
Keep oatmeal cookies in a cookie jar or air-tight food container refrigerated. They will last up to 7 days.As a measure, I used a US cup (240ml). See "Recipe tips" for more information.