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Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal cookies like Grandma used to make. These gluten free cookies use old fashioned oats and a hint of cinnamon to create a chewy, flavourful snack.

Oatmeal cookies like Grandma used to make. These gluten free cookies use old fashioned oats and a hint of cinnamon to create a chewy, flavourful snack.

This recipe yields 3 dozen cookies when using a one tablespoon scoop.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

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The first thing I did was dump some Golden Flavour Crisco, brown sugar and granulated sugar into a large mixing bowl.

I used an electric hand mixer to cream the shortening and sugars together.

Then I added the egg and vanilla extract.

Using the electric hand mixer I again beat the batter until it was smooth.

Once the batter was smooth I measured in some oatmeal flour.  I make my own whenever I open a new bag of oats.  I just blend a portion of the bag in my Ninja Blender until it is the consistency of flour.

I also measured in xanthan gum, corn starch, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon and some old fashioned oats.

Using a large rubber spatula I stirred all the ingredients into the batter until they were well combined.

Now I added Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour Blend and stirred again until just combined.

Once the batter was ready I used a 1 tablespoon scoop to drop balls onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.

I baked them in a 350F oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.  Do not overcook if you prefer chewy cookies.

Once baked I allowed them to cool on the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

These Oatmeal Cookies will now be a staple in our home.

Another option is to pour boiling water over one cup of raisins and let them sit for 5 minutes.  Then add the drained raisins to the batter before scooping.

Or you may prefer to add one cup of chocolate chips.

Printable Recipe Card with a Full List of Ingredients and Instructions is Located at the Bottom of the Post.

Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies made with old fashioned oats. This delicious oatmeal cookie recipe can also be used for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal raisin cookies.

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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make these Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies:

  • 1/2 cup Golden Flavour Crisco shortening
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg, large
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup oat flour
  • 3/4 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1/2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour

How to Make Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies:

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Dump the Golden Flavour Crisco shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Use an electric hand mixer and beat until creamy.
  4. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  5. Measure in the oat flour, xanthan gum, corn starch, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon and old fashioned oats until well combined.
  6. Dump in the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour and stir until just combined.
  7. Scoop the dough onto the prepared pan and bake for 10-12 minutes or until just beginning to brown. (For thicker cookies you can refrigerate the dough for 30-60 minutes before scooping onto cookie sheet)
  8. Allow to cool on pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  9. Serve and enjoy!

Yield: 36

Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies

Oatmeal cookies like Grandma used to make. These gluten free cookies use old fashioned oats and a hint of cinnamon to create a chewy, flavourful snack.

Oatmeal cookies like Grandma used to make. These gluten free cookies use old fashioned oats and a hint of cinnamon to create a chewy, flavourful snack.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Golden Flavour Crisco shortening
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg, large
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
  • 1/4 cup oat flour
  • 3/4 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1/2 tbsp corn starch
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Dump the Golden Flavour Crisco shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Use an electric hand mixer and beat until creamy.
  4. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  5. Measure in the oat flour, xanthan gum, corn starch, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon and old fashioned oats until well combined.
  6. Dump in the Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Flour and stir until just combined.
  7. Scoop the dough onto the prepared pan and bake for 10-12 minutes or until just beginning to brown. (For thicker cookies you can refrigerate the dough for 30-60 minutes before scooping onto cookie sheet)
  8. Allow to cool on pan for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  9. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Optional:

Soak 1 cup raisins in boiling water for 5 minutes and add drained raisins to dough for oatmeal raisin cookies.

Add 1 cup chocolate chips to dough for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

36

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 42Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 53mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 5gProtein: 1g

 

Jamie

Friday 27th of October 2023

Can I just use butter instead of shortening?

Kathleen

Saturday 28th of October 2023

Hi Jamie, Yes you can substitute butter for the shortening. I just have to be careful with dairy and not use it very often. Enjoy, Kathleen

Donna

Monday 13th of June 2022

I made these with raisins. They were very good, I enjoyed them. Although I think they were very sweet, I’ll definitely cut down on the sugars. Maybe I’ll try them with 1/3 cup of each.

Kathleen

Tuesday 14th of June 2022

Hi Donna, I also love them with raisins. Just cooked up a batch today with chocolate chips. Let us know how they taste with the sugar cut down. Thanks, Kathleen

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