Looking to whip up a batch of healthy cookies? Lighten things up with these crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside healthy vegan cowboy cookies! They’re made with peanut butter, oats, coconut, and walnuts! If you love vegan peanut butter cookies, then I know you’ll love these healthy vegan cowboy cookies!
Growing up, we always had a batch of cookies on the counter. Whether it was my mom’s famous Congo Squares or homemade peanut butter cookies– cookies were and are a go-to snack! One of my best friends growing up, Amanda, used to bring over her mom’s specialty — COWBOY COOKIES. It feels like just yesterday when I experienced my first cowboy cookie, a cookie that really has it all!
Basically, a cowboy cookie is the cookie of all cookie because it has so much baked into every bite! Today I am partnering with my friends at Silk to bring you these amazing health vegan cowboy cookies, but lightened up and egg-free!! I know lots of you can’t eat eggs or prefer not to, so we used a flax egg in these cookies and I don’t think I’ve ever made a better tasting cookie. We kept things dairy-free by using Silk Unsweetened Almondmilk, but if you’re more into their soy or cashew variations– any will work!
So this recipe specifically, is a wee bit crunchy on the outside, but super soft on the inside, just the way a cookie should be! We made a few ingredient swaps to lighten things up a bit such as white whole wheat flour for the white flour, coconut oil for butter, a flax egg for normal eggs, Silk Almondmilk for cow’s milk, and unsweetened coconut for the sugary kind! I promise you that the fam won’t have any idea about these swaps and that they’ll be coming back for seconds!
I prefer to eat mine as a second breakfast with a cup of steaming hot coffee 😀
Healthy Vegan Cowboy Cookies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 3/4 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut unsweetened
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
Wet Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
- 1 cup peanut butter all-natural
- 1 flax egg 1 tablespoon ground flax seed + 3 tablespoons water
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon Silk unsweetened almond milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Prepare flax egg by placing 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed and 3 tablespoons of water in a small bowl. Whisk until combined. Place in fridge and let sit for 15 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix together all dry ingredients except for brown sugar. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl add brown sugar to melted coconut oil, whisk until combined. Then, add flax egg and whisk again. Add the rest of the wet ingredients and whisk until combined.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix until your cookie dough has formed.
- Scoop out a heaping tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball. Then, flatted between your palms (the cookies will not expand!). Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350ºF for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove cookies from oven, let cool, and enjoy!
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These are so good!!!!!! I added those dye free m&m candies from Trader Joe’s and raisens too. Already planning another batch this week. Thank you for the recipe!
Ohhhh great idea on the m&m candies from TJs!
How is this dairy free when chocolate chips have milk in them? Believe me, I have been looking for a chip without milk but have found none. Granddaughter has been put on no milk diet and we can find no chocolate chips that are free of milk!
Hi Frances! Try cacao nibs instead of chocolate chips. That would make it dairy free! Here is a link to some cacao nibs—> http://amzn.to/2xRPxik
Yeehaw! I just made these Cowboy Cookies and they are AMAZING! Delish right out of the oven with some almond milk.
Just made these and they are so good! My fiance doesn’t believe they are “healthy” :). What is the best way to store them thought? Just at room temp or in the fridge?
I actually threw them in a gallon size bag and into the freezer!
These look awesome!! Similar to energy bites, but having a cookie for breakfast sounds much better 🙂 can’t wait to give them a shot!
I would love one of these right now!!!
These look amazing! Definitely making them this week.
Can you use coconut flour or oat flour to make GF?
Hi Maggie! I haven’t tried a gluten free variation, but you could try a gluten free flour blend? I’d go oat flour before coconut for sure!
Yum!! I’m excited to try them!
Oh yum! These sounds so delicious! I can’t wait to surprise my fiance with some!
Best GF ever!!
Totally down that every bite is packed with something! These sound heavenly 🙂