Healthy Pumpkin Cookies (Print Version)

Soft, oat-filled pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips. Wholesome, quick, and delicious for any snack craving.

# Ingredients:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 3/4 cup quick oats
02 - 1/2 cup oat flour
03 - 1/4 cup unrefined sugar or erythritol
04 - 3-5 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
05 - 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
06 - 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or additional cinnamon
07 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
08 - 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

→ Wet Ingredients

09 - 1/3 cup canned pumpkin or mashed sweet potato
10 - 1/3 cup almond butter or regular butter spread
11 - 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

# Steps:

01 - If baking, preheat the oven to 350°F.
02 - Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
03 - Add wet ingredients to the bowl (soften almond butter to a stirrable consistency first if needed) and stir to form a batter.
04 - Scoop dough to form balls, place them on a cookie tray, and flatten slightly.
05 - Refrigerate the dough balls until firm, or bake for 10 minutes. Let cool an additional 10 minutes, during which time the cookies will firm up.

# Notes and Tips:

01 - These cookies can be baked or no-bake depending on preference.