Cranberry Chocolate chip Oatmeal cookies. Vegan, gluten-free option

This is an Everything Oatmeal guiltfree cookie! You can edit this cookie to your preference. Add any chewy dried fruit like cranberries, raisins, blueberries. goji berries, or Chocolate chips. For a double chocolate version, add 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder to get a Chocolate Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie!

I usually add some almond slivers or chopped walnuts, to amp up the nutrition, so the cookies become an almost food bar.

I met up with some friends today for a baking session. We made a bunch of my Spiced Chocolate cake for all(which also featured on Huffington post here:), also made another version with sorghum and almond instead of oats and almond flour, and with a block of dark chocolate in the middle.. lava cake anyone! Baked up some Double Chocolate Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies(this recipe with chocolate chips and cocoa powder in the mix) and some Pistachio Cashew Almond cookies. And hopefully everyone found vegan baking simpler and funner! :)

More Cookies on the facebook album here.

In other great news, Greece bans Animal Circuses!, along with other countries like Peru and Bolivia. Amazing news for the animals forced to perform unnatural acts, under harsh conditions, constantly abused, life of fear, with little or no hope for a better life. Please choose human performances rather than animal acts.

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons oil (I use 1 Tbsp virgin coconut and 1 organic canola oil. or Use 1.5 Tbps nut butter and 1 Tbsp canola oil)

1.5 Tablespoons warm water or non dairy milk

2 teaspoons flaxmeal

1 Tablespoon agave syrup or maple

3-4 Tablespoons raw sugar or equivalent sweetener (3 for moderate sweet)

2/3 cup Oats(I used old fashioned)

1/3 cup whole wheat flour (Use Oat flour for gf)

2 Tablespoons all purpose flour(Skip for gf)

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon spices of choice(I use cloves and cinnamon powder)

1/3-1/2 cup cranberries, almond slivers, raisins, chocolate chips (I added cranberries, chopped almond slivers and some chocolate chips.)

Directions:

In a bowl, add flaxmeal, warm water, agave, oils and sugar and mix for 2 minutes.

In another bowl, whisk the flours, salt and baking powder well.

Add the 1/4 cup flour mix, oats and cranberries or chocolate chips or both and/or almond slivers to the wet mix.

Mix to combine well, add more flour (and oats), if the mix is too wet to form a slightly stiff doughy mix.

Drops spoonfuls on parchment or greased baking sheet.

Flatten a little and Bake 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees F until the edges are golden and the center is not runny.

Cool on rack for 2 minutes before finishing them off!

These cookies are heading to Vegan Mother Hubbard's Meatless monday, Slightly indulgent tuesdays, Hearth and soul blog hop, Raji's Healthy Diet-baked event started at Priya's.

And At Recipe Lion Dessert blog hop