07/27/2026
We heard you enjoyed these cookies at Oregon Country Fair so we wanted to make sure you could try them at home! This recipe is a PCK staple because you can change the add ins to make it your own. 😋
Let us know if you try them and what you think!
Oat Cranberry Pepita Cookies 🍪
• ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
• ½ cup almond butter
• 1/3 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 2 flax eggs (2 T ground flax seed + 3 fluid oz warm water mixed and set aside for 15 minutes)
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2/3 cups oat flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon Salt (kosher/sea salt)
• 1 cup pitted and chopped dates
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 2/3 cup chopped pepitas
• ¼ cup dried shredded coconut
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Make the flax egg by stirring together the flax meal and water in a little bowl. Set it aside for 15 minutes to gel.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: coconut oil, almond butter, coconut sugar, maple syrup, flax-eggs and vanilla.
4. In a larger bowl, stir together all of the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt.
5. Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Using the spatula, fold and stir until well mixed. Fold in dates, almonds, and coconut. Let sit for about 15 minutes to allow the dough to hydrate. (This is important and will affect the final result.)
6. Using two spoons, or a small scoop portion, drop cookie dough balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet, spread evenly apart.
7. Using a wet or greased, gloved hand, flatten cookies to desired thickness—cookies will only spread a tiny bit. Cookie dough will be sticky.
8. Bake for approximately 10-14 minutes, rotating the pans after 6 minutes. They should begin to get a little color on the edges. Allow cookies to remain on the cookie sheets until cool. As with many gluten-free cookies, they might be crumbly while warm, but will be solid and slightly chewy once cool. (For extra chewy cookies, put them in the fridge!)
