White Chocolate & Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Jasmine Schmalhaus - The Upside Blog | Vitacost.com/blog

by | Updated: December 3rd, 2016

Cookies with no sugar?! That has to be a crime! And it very well may be, but their flavor is just as sinful. Add to the rap sheet turning an old oatmeal cookie on its head, and you’ll have a dessert-for-breakfast, rebel recipe that only real risk-takers are willing to make. But I promise, it’s worth getting caught with your hands in the cookie jar.  

I know white chocolate isn’t the healthiest, but sometimes you gotta live on the edge. Besides, this recipe can be varied: use pecans instead of walnuts, go nut-less, omit the white chocolate or swap it for dark. Do whatever your inner rebel desires!

White Chocolate & Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Makes: about 2 dozen
Macros per cookie: 96 calories | 8 g carbs | 3 g protein | 2 g sugar

Ingredients

2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 eggs

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine everything except walnuts and chocolate chips. Mix thoroughly.

2. Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips.

3. Bake at 325 degrees F for 10-12 minutes.

4. Devour!