You are going to love this family favourite recipe – Golden and crisp on the outside, chewy and soft in the middle. These Wheat Free Chewy Oat Cookies are perfect with a cuppa for afternoon tea. Or as a delicious, homemade, lunchbox treat.
Why you’ll love these Wheat Free Chewy Oat Cookies
“Low” gluten – Made with gluten free flour and oats this recipe is likely to be fine for people with gluten sensitivity. (See note below on “Are Oats gluten free?)
Wheat and nut free – see my favourite gluten free flour here.
Firm but chewy – the texture of these cookies is perfect, firm and golden on the outside yet soft and chewy on the inside.
Stores well – assuming you don’t eat them all on the first day (ha ha). These cookies store really well in a sealed glass jar and look beautiful on your counter.
Makes a great gift – Need a little gift for someone but not sure what to make? Wrap up a few of these delicious cookies, add a little bow or find a beautiful jar and just like that – gift yumminess!
Perfect lunchbox treat – kids (and adults) will look forward to their packed lunch when they know a Chewy Oat Cookie is waiting for them. Replace those store-bought bars with a delicious homemade treat.
Adaptable – Want to take this recipe to the next level? Add a cup of chocolate chips or half a cup of chopped walnuts – extra yum!
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Are Oats Gluten Free?
Technically oats do-not contain gluten. However, due to growing and production processes, they are often contaminated with gluten and cannot be strictly classified as “gluten-free”. In some places it is possible to find gluten free oats available.
As some-one that is gluten sensitive, rather than Coeliac, I have discovered I’m fine eating oats, so long as they are organic. For several years now I have been avoiding gluten. But gluten never bothered me in the past. I found this strange, how could my body suddenly have a sensitivity to something I’d been eating for years? Personally, I have come to the belief it’s the sprays and chemicals that my body is reacting too rather than the gluten itself. I have been on a journey of slowly introducing some gluten ingredients that have been grown organically to see how I react.
If normal oats have made you unwell in the past, you could try organic oats to see if they are better. I encourage you to make your own call, you know your body (or your family members) better than anyone.
Ingredients needed for Wheat Free Chewy Oat Cookies
Butter – 100g softened
Brown Sugar – 1/2 Cup
Eggs – 2 large
Vanilla Extract – 2 teaspoons
Gluten-Free Flour – 2 Cups (All purpose – See my favourite here.)
Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
Baking Soda – 1 teaspoon
Rolled Oats – 1+1/2 Cups
Optional – 1/2 – 1 Cup Chocolate chips
Optional – 1/2 Cup chopped Walnuts
A note about Rolled Oats – Quick Cook Rolled Oats are my favourite for this recipe, simply because I always have them on hand. However, traditional Rolled Oats are just as good and will in fact make the cookies even more chewy.
Tools you may need for this Chewy Oat Cookie recipe
Large mixing bowl, rubber spatula, measuring cups and spoons, electric beater -optional. Baking trays lined with baking paper. Preheat oven to 190 C / 375 F.
Instructions for making Wheat Free Chewy Oat Cookies
Step One
In a large bowl cream the butter and brown sugar by either; mixing by hand, or using your electric beater. Add the eggs, vanilla, salt and baking soda and continue to mix until smooth.
Step Two
Slowly add the Gluten Free Flour and continue to mix well.
Step Three
Once a smooth dough has formed add the Oats (and chocolate chips / walnuts – if using). Mix well by hand until all ingredients have bound together well. The dough should be a thick, slightly sticky consistency.
Step Four
Scoop out desert-spoon-size amounts of dough and roll between your hands to form a small ball, place the ball on the lined baking tray and press down with your fingers. Leave a space between each cookie on the tray to allow for rising. Once all the dough has been rolled and pressed, place the raw cookies (on the tray) in the fridge for approx. 15-20 minutes to firm/set. This helps to stop them spreading too far while cooking. (This recipe makes 16-18 Cookies).
Step Five
Once the raw cookies have firmed up in the fridge place them into the preheated oven (190C/350F) to bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden. (The cookies are fragile when hot but will slide easily on the baking paper once they are cooked.)
Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy with a cuppa or store in a large, sealed glass jar.
Enjoy!
Chewy Oat Cookies (Wheat Free)
You are going to love this family favourite recipe - Golden and crisp on the outside, chewy and soft in the middle. These Wheat Free Chewy Oat Cookies are perfect with a cuppa for afternoon tea. Or as a delicious, homemade, lunchbox treat.
Ingredients
- Butter - 100g softened
- Brown Sugar - 1/2 Cup
- Eggs - 2 large
- Vanilla Extract - 2 teaspoons
- Gluten-Free Flour - 2 Cups
- Salt - 1/2 teaspoon
- Baking Soda - 1 teaspoon
- Rolled Oats - 1 & 1/2 Cups
- Optional - 1/2 - 1 Cup Chocolate chips
- Optional - 1/2 Cup chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190C/375F.
- In a large bowl cream the butter and brown sugar by either; mixing by hand, or using your electric beater. Add the eggs, vanilla, salt and baking soda and continue to mix until smooth.
- Slowly add the Gluten Free Flour and continue to mix well.
- Once a smooth dough has formed add the Oats (and chocolate chips / walnuts - if using). Mix well by hand until all ingredients have bound together well. The dough should be a thick, slightly sticky consistency.
- Scoop out desert-spoon-size amounts of dough and roll between your hands to form a small ball, place the ball on a lined baking tray and press down with your fingers. Leave a space between each cookie on the tray to allow for rising.
- Once all the dough has been rolled and pressed, place the raw cookies (on the tray) in the fridge for approx. 15-20 minutes to firm/set. This helps to stop them spreading too far while cooking.
- Once the raw cookies have firmed up in the fridge place them into the preheated oven (190C/350F) to bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden. (The cookies are fragile when hot but will slide easily on the baking paper once they are cooked.)
- Leave to cool on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy with a cuppa or store in a large, sealed glass jar.
Notes
A note about Rolled Oats - Quick Cook Rolled Oats are my favourite for this recipe, simply because I always have them on hand. However, traditional Rolled Oats are just as good and will in fact make the cookies even more chewy.
