🍪🎄 ¡Get into the holiday spirit with these quick and wholesome vegan oat cookies made with applesauce and raisins—a festive treat that’s naturally sweet, nourishing, and incredibly easy to prepare. Perfect for Christmas baking, enjoying with family, or adding to your homemade advent calendar.
🌱 These cookies require no fancy ingredients—just oats, applesauce, raisins, and a few pantry staples. They’re soft, chewy, and lightly sweet, making them ideal for both kids and adults. Plus, it’s a great recipe for using what you already have at home, embracing a waste-free, planet-friendly holiday season.
INGREDIENTS
Dry ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup oat flour or whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unrefined cane sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Wet ingredients:
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil (neutral-flavored)
1/3 cup raisins
Optional: chopped nuts, sesame seeds, or vegan chocolate chips
PREPARACIÓN
1. Preheat the oven:
Preheat to 180 °C (350 °F) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. Mix dry ingredients:
In a large bowl, combine the rolled oats, flour, sugar, and cinnamon.
3. Combine wet ingredients:
In another bowl, mix the applesauce and oil until smooth.
4. Bring wet and dry together:
Add the wet mixture to the dry and stir with a spatula until fully combined. Fold in the raisins and, if desired, nuts or chocolate chips.
5. Shape the cookies:
Using a spoon, scoop out portions of dough and place them on the tray, leaving some space between each one. Gently flatten them with the back of the spoon.
6. Bake:
Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
7. Cool:
Let the cookies cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Serve:
Enjoy warm or at room temperature. Perfect with a glass of plant-based milk or as a homemade Christmas gift.
👵 Grandma Sita’s Tips
✅ Swap raisins for chopped dates, cranberries, or leftover chocolate.
✅ Add nuts or seeds for extra crunch.
✅ These cookies freeze beautifully—perfect for batch-prepping holiday snacks.
✅ Applesauce is naturally sweet, so you can omit the sugar entirely.
😋 Why You’ll Love These Cookies
💚 Healthy & plant-based
💚 Perfect for Christmas baking
💚 Budget-friendly & Kid-approved
💚 Waste-free recipe using pantry staples
♻️ A more sustainable Christmas
Making vegan desserts at home helps reduce waste and enjoy holiday traditions that are more considerate of the planet. Every small action counts!🌎
