Healthier Recipe | Healthier Carrot Oatmeal Cookies

This makes a relatively healthy, cake-like cookie that is a bit like a mix between carrot cake and oatmeal cookies. I adjusted a few different recipes to use less sugar and more oats and carrots so that I don't feel too bad eating these for breakfast (which I can't resist)!

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• ⅓ cup coconut oil
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Combine honey and coconut oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add carrots and eggs and mix well.
3. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Mix in oats, raisins, and walnuts until well distributed.
4. Drop large spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets and flatten with a fork, if desired.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until tops are a golden color, about 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

• calories199
• carbohydrateContent29.4 g
• cholesterolContent13.6 mg
• fatContent8.8 g
• fiberContent2 g
• proteinContent3.1 g
• saturatedFatContent5.6 g
• sodiumContent91.5 mg
• sugarContent16.3 g