Are we fighting about oatmeal cookies? 🥊

My very strong feelings about oatmeal cookies, plus 4 recipes to enjoy them.

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Kristina Todini, RDN
March 02, 2024

Oatmeal cookies should be soft and chewy.

This is a hill I will die on.

I recently had a fight with a family member who insisted that oatmeal cookies need to be thin and crispy. In my opinion, those are fighting words.

I'll say it once: oatmeal cookies should be soft and chewy. I do not accept crunch when it comes to cookies.

Usually this is hard to achieve when making cookies without eggs and real butter, but I've cracked the code on chewy, soft plant-based cookies with today’s collection of oatmeal cookies.

And the best part? They all only take 20 minutes start to finish. 👇

Today in 5 minutes or less I’m sharing:

  • 4 food SOFT AND CHEWY oatmeal cookie recipes

  • A fact about the origins of the cookie

  • A short video for a no-bake cookie alternative

  • My fave online grocer (plus a discount on your first order)

  • I want to know, “Where do you shop for food?”

  • How to get meal plans for under $2/week

🍪 + 🤤,

Kristina
cookie connoisseur

Drool-worthy oatmeal cookies with tart dried fall fruit

My absolute favorite dried fruit packed into a soft oatmeal cookie for a mix of tart and sweet

DID YOU KNOW? 🧐

Cookies appear to have their origins in 7th century AD Persia, shortly after the use of sugar became relatively common in the region. They spread to Europe through the Muslim conquest of Spain. By the 14th century, they were common in all levels of society throughout Europe, from royal cuisine to street vendors. (source)

This cookie recipe was viewed 15,000 times in one day!

This oatmeal cookie recipe with a super secret fruit (ok, not so secret when you can see it right in the photo 😬) was shared 15,000 times in one day last year. It almost broke my website!

FOOD (QUOTE) FOR THOUGHT 💭

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Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.

Barbara Jordan

A healthy(ish) oatmeal chocolate chip cookie

These chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are low in added sugar and are almost more like a breakfast cookie

TODAY’S VIDEO 🎥

Here’s a spin on oatmeal cookies with this no-bake “bliss ball” recipe.

Enjoy a dried summer fruit in this cookie any time of year

Bet you can’t guess the dried fruit in this cookie! Ok, if you have eyes you’ll likely see it in the photo 👀, but you can enjoy this summer favorite fruit any time of year in this tasty cookie recipe

SECRET RECIPE OF THE DAY 🤫

Meghan left this comment on one of my most popular food waste recipes…

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