One food processor is all you need to whip up these Easy Vegan Almond Butter Chewy Cookies.
No hand mixing necessary. You really can’t mess them up! Oh, and they’re super quick too.
Ten minutes to make, ten minutes to bake and by the time you’re done cleaning up, they’ll be ready!
Sometimes you need a go-to cookie recipe. For the nights when you’re lazy but also want a healthier cookie (which is me, all the time) these little cookie bombs are a late night craving come true. Made with oats, dates, almond butter, almond milk, baking powder and vanilla (and vegan chocolate chips if you want). That’s it. Easy peasy!
I’m thinking of so many variations for these now, but you can use any kind of nut butter and/or plant milk you have on hand because this recipe is forgiving that way. You could also add in dried cherries or cranberries or nuts… anything goes. Since I don’t know a cookie without chocolate chips, that’s what I used ha.
I’ve made them with almond butter/almond milk and cashew butter/cashew milk. I prefer the almond variety but both were just sweet enough to satisfy a sweet craving and had just enough chocolate to keep me sane. For anyone with a nut allergy, I recommend sunflower seed butter.
Instead of maple syrup or coconut sugar, we’re using gooey medjool dates to sweeten them naturally! Dates are magical like that.
First, blend up the oats into a flour. Add in the gooey dates (soak them in hot water for 10 minutes if they aren’t soft) and almond butter. Pulse until the dates are blended, then add in the rest of the ingredients (except chocolate chips; I only added those on top of each cookie) and blend until sticky and the mixture forms into a ball in the food processor.
Using two tablespoons of cookie mixture, roll into balls and press flat. Then add three vegan chocolate chips on top and bake for 10 minutes!
Let cool and devour 🙂
Easy Vegan Almond Butter Chewy Cookies
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 20
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Vegan
Description
Ready in 20 minutes, these easy vegan cookies are a delight!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup oats (any kind will work; I used gluten free oats)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- tiny pinch of salt
- 10 gooey medjool dates (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup creamy almond butter (or any nut butter; make sure it’s runny and more liquid-y)
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons tablespoons unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or any plant milk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- vegan chocolate chips, to top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a food processor, blend up the oats into a flour. Add in the baking powder, cinnamon and salt and blend again. Next add in the gooey dates (soak them in hot water for 10 minutes if they aren’t soft), almond butter, almond milk and vanilla. Pulse until well blended, the mixture is sticky and it forms into a ball in the food processor.
- Using two tablespoons of cookie mixture, roll into balls and lightly press flat with a flat wooden spoon (makes 10-12 cookies). Then add the chocolate chips on top and push them in a little.
- Bake for 10 minutes! Let cool for 5 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Keywords: easy vegan cookies, almond butter cookies, quick vegan cookies, vegan chocolate chip cookies, vegan oat cookies
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Hope you enjoyed this recipe!
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XOXO
nicely written, I have a food processor and love experimenting. I think I ve landed on the best recipe to try for this weekend
Thanks
Tim
I’ve been wanting to try more date sweetened dessert recipes, thanks for sharing–they look amazing!
so obsessed with dates – those little things are absolute magic! i love that this recipe only takes 20 minutes since that’s generally the longest i can wait when my sweet tooth is raging. can’t wait to try these, thanks for sharing! 🙂