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Apple Walnut Cookies
These Apple Walnut Cookies are packed full of fall spices, nuts and fresh apple pieces for a healthy treat!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 170 kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup oat flour
- ½ cup brown rice flour
- 2 tbsp tapioca flour/starch
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup walnut oil
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 flax egg 1 tbsp flax meal + 3 tbsp water, mix and let sit about 5 min
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 small/medium red apple unpeeled - finely diced and tossed with a bit of cinnamon and sugar
- ¾ cup rolled oats quick oats would work too
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375-degrees
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In a mixing bowl combine: flours, starch, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon and set aside.
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In a second bowl combine oil, sugar, flax egg, and vanilla.
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Pour the liquid into the dry mix and mix together until well combined. Next, add in oats, apples and walnuts and fold together.
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On a nonstick cookie sheet, drop a heaping tablespoon of the mix. Really press the mix into your tablespoon so that it forms a nice compact ball.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes until slightly golden.
Notes
For an extra crunchy top, I like to pop them under the broiler for a minute. Since there is fresh apple in these, by nature, the cookies will get softer each day they are stored.
*If you're not gluten free or vegan, all-purpose flour and a regular egg can be used.
Nutrition Facts
Apple Walnut Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 170
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.