Vegan Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Bake delicious vegan oatmeal-fruit cookies with this quick and simple recipe. The cookies are crunchy, naturally sweetened, supplemented with oatmeal, and flavored with your favorite fruits. Sure to please everyone, they're a tasty treat that is perfect for the holidays, parties, potlucks, and bake sales, or any time you just want a sweet vegan snack.

In this vegan cookie recipe, you'll make a batter of oatmeal, soy milk, ripe banana, dried fruit, and sugar-free preserves. The fruit sweetens the cookies perfectly so you don't have to include any sugar. Rather than flour, the oatmeal, nuts, and banana hold them together.

There are several ways to customize the cookies to your taste or the ingredients you have on hand. For instance, give the cookies a subtle flavor with vanilla soy milk. You can also use mixed dried fruit or any combination of apples, apricots, cherries, pineapple, and more. The sugar-free preserves bring in another layer of flavor; berries are a favorite option, so look for jars of blueberry, raspberry, or strawberry preserves. You have just as many choices with the nuts; try walnuts, pecans, or pistachios.

Have fun mixing and matching ingredients, too. Pear preserves would be great with dried apples and pistachios. Dried apricots and cherries would be an interesting match with strawberry preserves and walnuts. For summer snacks, try a tasty combination of dried pineapple and mango with blueberry preserves and pecans. Get seasonal during the holidays with dried cranberries and apples, orange marmalade, and almonds.

These are drop cookies, so you'll simply mix the oatmeal-fruit batter and drop them onto the baking sheet. A layer of parchment paper ensures they'll slide off the pan with ease once baked. From start to finish, you'll have freshly baked cookies out of the oven in less than 30 minutes. The recipe makes a dozen cookies and can easily be scaled up so you can make a few batches at once.