These Paleo No Oatmeal Raisin Cookies have the same taste and texture as a traditional oatmeal cookie, but made grain free! Sweet, chewy, and so delicious!
I have always loved oatmeal raisin cookies. The chewy texture, the sweet raisins, and the subtle taste of cinnamon- the perfect cookie in my opinion. Unfortunately, oatmeal gives me a pretty bad stomach ache so I created these with coconut instead and it’s amazing how spot-on the texture is! It even has that rough look of an oatmeal cookie. I thought they would be good, but I didn’t think they would be THIS good!
I didn’t just make these oat-less, I also made them dairy free by using coconut oil and refined sugar free by using coconut sugar. These are chewy and caramelized on the edges and so soft in the middle. Eating one reminds me exactly of eating a traditional oatmeal cookie- they are that delicious!
Now I am all about a chewy cookie and have been known to under bake them just to be sure they aren’t overdone. These are a little different though. It may seem like a long time to bake them, but you want to follow that or they won’t hold together. I learned this the hard way 🙂 If you like them crispy, feel free to add a couple minutes. They also need a few minutes to cool on the sheet tray because they will be too soft to handle right away.
Okay, so for you raisin haters- I know you’re out there- yes, you can replace the raisins with chocolate chips. Or cranberries, or nuts, or really whatever your favorite add-in is. Nothing can take the place of a tasty plump raisin, but do as you wish!
You will love these because they are super easy to make (no mixer required), delicious and grain free.
Here are some more paleo cookies you may enjoy: Double Chocolate Cookies, Nilla Wafers, and Fig Newtons.
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Paleo No Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, room temperature
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- CLICK HERE for the full recipe on Golden Barrel’s site.
Jennifer says
We can’t do nuts in our house due to my sons’ anaphylactic allergies, so I don’t know how they taste with almond flour, but I substituted tigernut flour in equal amounts and they were delicious!
Phyllis Windham says
Hello, I’m trying to go non-card, or at least less carb, however, I don’t see any oatmeal in this recipe. Are you substituting coconut for oatmeal? I’m having a lot of problems finding low carb oatmeal, without paying about $12 a pound. Almost feel like, just making regular oatmeal cookies, n eatin in my chest day.
Jessica DeMay says
Hi Phyllis- yes, no oatmeal, but they have the same texture as oatmeal and I think you would really enjoy them! I hope you try them!
Phyllis Windham says
Sorry, disregard prior message. I just read the recipe, n noticed it said, no oatmeal, raisin cookies.
Kim G says
I know this is an old Post but I just stumbled upon it and I am so glad I did! I was looking for a fauxtmeal raisin cookie recipe. This one sounded great and it certainly was! My husband’s likes too have cookies at night and I got tired of chocolate chip and shortbread and coconut macaroons (Paleo versions).
After his first bite her declared these the BEST cookies he has ever had! Of course I had to try one and ended up having three. I totally agree with him! These are our new FAVORITE cookies!
Thank you for sharing!
Jessica DeMay says
You’re welcome! Thanks for making them and for the great review 🙂 I’m so glad you like them!
Jenna says
What would you sub the sugar for?
Could I use stevia & almond butter perhaps
Jessica DeMay says
Yes that would work. Use a sugar replacement that converts 1:1 though like Swerve