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Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies

By Erin · September 2, 2021 · Updated November 10, 2021 · 19 Comments

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Satisfy your nut butter craving with these soft Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies! Made with almond butter, maple syrup and rolled oats, they’re flourless, chewy and ready in under 15 minutes! 

a plate of almond butter oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips

I can’t believe I’m THIS excited to share these Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies with you! They’re so simple, yet absolutely perfect. 

You know I love healthier cookie recipes, like my chocolate avocado cookies and these flourless almond butter chocolate chip cookies, but these almond butter cookies take the cake! 

They can easily be customized to your liking, and they’re only in the oven for 10 minutes, so they’re truly the ideal cookie for when a sugar craving strikes. 

Recipe features

  • Uses rolled oats instead of flour, so they’re flourless and can be gluten free (as long as you use gluten free oats) 
  • Only 9 ingredients, most of which are already in your pantry 
  • These cookies are soft and chewy (like my coconut cookies) and taste similar to an oatmeal cream pie cookie, minus the cream and plus almond butter 
a stack of cookies beside a spoon of almond butter

Ingredients notes:

Egg: Like many flourless recipes, this one calls for an egg. I believe you could use a flax egg instead -- it may slightly alter the texture, but it should work! 

Almond butter: Use a creamy almond butter, preferably one with “almonds” as the only ingredient, or almonds + salt. 

Maple syrup: Or sub honey. 

Rolled oats: Make sure you’re using rolled oats or old fashioned oats, NOT quick oats. And, if you want these to be gluten free, simply use gluten free oats instead. 

Coconut sugar: Or any sugar of choice (cane sugar, brown sugar, monkfruit sweetener).

Chocolate chips: Optional, though is chocolate ever really optional? If you want something different, try using raisins, dried cranberries or chopped walnuts instead. 

Step-by-step instructions

Step 1: Whisk wet ingredients. In a large bowl, stir the egg, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla together. 

Step 2: Add dry ingredients. To that same bowl, add the oats, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Last, stir in the chocolate chips. 

wet ingredients and dry cookie ingredients in a large glass bowl

Step 3: Form into cookies. Use your hands to form the mixture into balls, about 2-3 tablespoon each, and place them directly onto your baking sheet. Make sure they’re at least two inches apart. Then, use your hands to flatten the balls out into cookies. 

unbaked cookies on a baking sheet

Step 4: Bake. Bake the cookies at 350° for 10 minutes. Leave them on the baking sheet for one minute before carefully transferring them to a cooling rack. They will be soft when they come out of the oven, but will firm up as they cool. 

Tips and tricks

  • Some almond butter contains palm oil -- try to use one that doesn’t! Palm oil tends to thicken the nut butter, and we want to use a creamy, drippy almond butter in this recipe. 
  • The cookie dough is going to be moist/wet -- that’s normal! To prevent it from sticking to your hands, simply wet your hands before rolling the dough into balls. 
  • Before serving, sprinkle the cookies with a bit of sea salt for that salty-sweet combo. 

Can these be made with peanut butter?

Yep! If peanut butter is more your jam, you can use the exact same measurement of peanut butter as you would almond butter. Honestly, you can use ANY kind of nut butter in this recipe, just make sure the nut butter you’re using has only 1 or 2 ingredients and no added sugar.

Can I add raisins to mimic oatmeal raisin cookies?

Absolutely! I’m team chocolate chip all the way (just saying!), but feel free to sub raisins instead to make these taste similar to my oatmeal raisin granola.

Storage

  • Room temperature: store cookies are room temperature for up to 3 days.
  • Freezer: place leftovers in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months
oatmeal cookie broken in half

More flourless desserts

  • Flourless Sweet Potato Brownies
  • Birthday Cake Brownies
  • Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies 

If you made this recipe, be sure to leave a comment and star rating below. Thanks! 

a plate of almond butter oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips

Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Satisfy your nut butter craving with these soft Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies! Made with almond butter, maple syrup and rolled oats, they’re flourless, chewy and ready in under 15 minutes! 
4.91 from 10 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Author: Erin

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup almond butter drippy
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup coconut sugar or sub cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the egg, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla together.
  • To that same bowl, add the oats, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and stir to combine. Last, stir in the chocolate chips. NOTE: the mixture will be very wet/soft -- that's normal!
  • Use your hands to roll the dough into balls and place them 2" apart on the baking sheet. To prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, wet your hands beforehand. Then, use your hands to flatten the balls into cookies.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Leave them on the baking sheet for 1 minute before carefully transferring them onto a cooling rack. The cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven, but will firm up as they cool. Enjoy!

Notes

*Calories are for 1 cookie and are an estimation; this recipe makes 12-16 cookies depending on how large/small you make them 
*NOTE: these cookies expand quite a bit in the oven, so make sure to space them out on the baking sheet before baking them
*Want to make these gluten free? Use gluten free rolled oats
*Try using raisins or chopped walnuts instead of chocolate chips for something different
*Storage: store cookies are room temperature for up to 3 days; or, place them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 164mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
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Erin is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the healthy food blog, The Almond Eater. She's been blogging since 2014 and loves to create food for many different diets, including vegan, gluten free and/or Whole30 recipes.

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Comments

  1. Jason says

    February 09, 2023 at 7:36 pm

    5 stars
    These were amazing.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      February 11, 2023 at 9:08 am

      Thanks Jason!

      Reply
  2. Zara says

    February 04, 2023 at 7:12 pm

    SOO yummy! Crispy and chewy - these are the best oatmeal cookies.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      February 05, 2023 at 7:54 am

      Thanks for your comment, Zara -- I'm happy you liked the cookies!

      Reply
  3. Claudia says

    January 22, 2023 at 7:55 pm

    5 stars
    I've made so many variations. Love this recipe. I used fig jam in one batch, came out great.

    Reply
  4. Beth says

    January 07, 2023 at 7:44 pm

    5 stars
    I followed just as you described. Recipe is perfect. Next time I’ll a play with the ingredients!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      January 08, 2023 at 11:10 am

      I'm glad you liked the cookies!

      Reply
  5. Adriana says

    November 10, 2022 at 2:51 pm

    4 stars
    Only had to bake for 8 minutes but good recipe, next time I'll be sure to have chocolate chips around

    Reply
  6. Claudia says

    October 31, 2022 at 11:43 am

    5 stars
    Satisfies your cookie craving but also healthy and filling. Flexible recipe!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      October 31, 2022 at 4:36 pm

      Thanks for the 5-star rating, Claudia!

      Reply
  7. Zainab Nasir says

    September 18, 2022 at 6:25 pm

    I used egg replacer and these turned out SOOOO good! I’ve made this recipe a dozen times and it never disappoints ❤️

    Reply
  8. Keri says

    June 11, 2022 at 3:58 pm

    5 stars
    These are delicious and the recipe is very versatile. I made them as breakfast cookies to use up some almond butter I bought which is too runny to use on toast. I added about 1TBSP chia seeds after mixing the wet and dry ingredients and also about 1/2 cup chopped Medjool dates, coated in a little almond flour to prevent stickiness, since I didn’t have raisins. They have been my breakfast two days in a row.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      June 13, 2022 at 9:22 am

      Thanks for the positive review, Keri!

      Reply
  9. Shirin says

    June 05, 2022 at 12:53 am

    5 stars
    Fantastic! I added 1 TB chia seeds and a handful of walnuts, put in half the maple syrup -- super healthy and divine. Thank you so much for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Erin says

      June 06, 2022 at 2:36 pm

      Ohhhh I LOVE the addition of chia seeds -- so glad you like the cookies!

      Reply
  10. Barbara Garcia says

    January 15, 2022 at 7:50 pm

    5 stars
    These cookies were amazing. I didn't have chocolate chips so I used raisins and it worked well. The instructions were perfect. It's a keeper. Will try it with the chips next time.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      January 16, 2022 at 9:28 am

      Thanks Barbara -- I'm happy to hear you liked them!

      Reply
  11. Heather says

    September 09, 2021 at 10:51 am

    Thank you for this recipe. I just made them. They came out almost like a rich caramel. So good. So addictive.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      September 09, 2021 at 5:23 pm

      I'm so happy to hear that!

      Reply

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