Oat Flour Cookies

Oat flour cookies are a great alternative for those looking for slightly healthier sweets. Here’s a recipe with an Italian twist you can try:

Ingredients

• 100 g of oat flour
• 50 g of almond flour (for an Italian taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 50 g of brown sugar or coconut sugar
• 50 ml of extra virgin olive oil (for a more Mediterranean touch)
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Optional: dark chocolate chips or dried fruit (like nuts or chopped almonds)

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
2. In a bowl, mix together the oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, olive oil, egg, and vanilla extract. Mix well until you have a homogeneous mixture.
4. Incorporate the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring until a dough is formed.
5. If desired, add chocolate chips or dried fruit to the dough and stir to distribute them evenly.
6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and using a spoon, scoop portions of the dough onto the sheet, spacing them apart.
7. Gently flatten each mound to give it the shape of a cookie.
8. Bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly colored.
9. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool on a wire rack.

Curiosity

Oat flour is highly valued in healthy pastry for its fiber content and because it’s an excellent alternative to wheat flour. In Italy, combining ingredients like olive oil and almonds is not just a healthy choice but also a flavorful one, as these are two foods very used in Mediterranean cuisine and often present in traditional desserts, especially those from the south.

Enjoy these cookies with a nice coffee or a cup of tea!