Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (no dehydrator required)

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

(no dehydrator required)

Here's a modern version of old-fashioned cookies.

1 cup raw oats

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup firmly packed pitted Medjool dates

1/2 cup raisins

Favorite topping such as chopped, nuts, coconut (optional).

Combine the oats and cinnamon in the food processor and process into small pieces. Add the dates and process to mix well. Add the raisins and your favorite topping and pulse to mix.

Press about 3 tablespoons of the dough into cookie cutters on a sheet tray lined with parchment, or roll the dough into ball and flatten.

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Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oats and apples are the main ingredients in these cookies. A touch of cinnamon completes them.

3 C Raw Flaked Oats

1 C Apple Puree

1/2 C Coconut Oil Melted

1/4 C Agave

1 T Cinnamon

1 C Raisins or Carob Chips

To make the apple puree: quarter and core 3 medium apples. Leave the peel on. Place in food processor and process until pureed.
Place Oats in bowl. Mix together. Mix in remaining ingredients in order. Drop in mounds on teflex sheets. Flatten slightly. Place in dehydrator at 115 ° for 6 to 8 hours or until almost dry.

You are not going to believe that these are raw!!