These healthy, hearty, carrot walnut oatmeal cookies are gluten-free, oil-free, naturally-sweetened and full of superfood ingredients like oats, flax, turmeric, coconut, carrot and walnuts.

These carrot and walnut cookies are hearty, satisfying, soft and comforting with all sorts of flavour from wholesome ingredients like walnuts, coconut, carrot, turmeric and peanut butter.

They’re a little crispy on the outside, chunky, soft and chewy on the inside and just sweet enough to be a delicious and satisfying treat.

Why Make this Recipe

• nutrition – heart-healthy oats and carrots, anti-inflammatory turmeric and walnuts and healthy fats
• allergy-friendly – this recipe is gluten-free, oil-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free

Ingredient Notes

• rolled oats – rolled oats, old fashioned oats, large flake oats and quick oats are all suitable
• turmeric – yes, these cookies call for ground turmeric! I use 2 tsp but you can experiment anywhere in between 1-2 tsp
• carrot – use raw, finely grated carrot
• walnuts – use raw chopped walnuts or walnut pieces
• maple syrup – you can use maple syrup, brown rice syrup or if not vegan, raw honey
• peanut butter – use natural peanut butter not processed peanut butter, feel free to sub almond butter or sunflower seed butter

Step by Step Instructions

To make this recipe you’ll need a mixing bowl, spoon or spatula, baking pan and a blender, food processor or immersion blender to mix the oat flour. Let’s get started!

Step 1. Mix the flax egg.

What’s a flax egg?? A flax egg is made by mixing ground flaxseed with water to create a gel that helps to bind recipes. One flax egg is made by mixing 1 tablespoon of ground flax with 3 tbsp of warm water.

Mix it up and let sit for 5-10 minutes. The flax will absorb the water, creating a gel-like mixture much like an egg!

Step 2. Mix the dry ingredients.

This recipe calls for both oats and oat flour so before you mix the dry ingredients, use a heaping 1/2 cup of oats to make 1/2 cup of oat flour.

How do I make oat flour? Easy! Just pop rolled oats into a blender or food processor and process until they resembles a fine flour.

The dry ingredients include the oats, oat flour, baking powder, salt and turmeric. Mix them up so the baking powder is well distributed.

Step 3. Add the wet ingredients

The wet ingredients include the flax egg, peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla. Mix it all up until you have a thick batter.

Peanut butter alternatives: If you can’t do peanut butter, almond butter or sunflower seed butter both work here, as long as it’s somewhat drippy and not too dry.

Step 4. Fold in the carrot, walnuts and coconut.

Next, add the rest of the ingredients and mix into the final cookie batter. You should be able to shape it into balls using your hands.

Step 5. Bake and enjoy!

Last step! Roll the dough into balls, press them into cookies, bake and enjoy!

FAQs

Can you taste the turmeric in these?

Not really. They have a little hint of spice but it’s not overpowering.

How should I store these cookies?

These are best stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week. They can also be frozen for a couple months. That being said, they’re totally fine at room temperature for a day or so if you need to take them to-go.

More Healthy Cookie Recipes

• Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
• Tahini Date Cookies
• Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
• Chocolate Chip Quinoa Cookies

For more turmeric recipes, try my Golden Milk, Golden Apple Oatmeal and No-Bake Turmeric Coconut Balls.

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UPDATE NOTE: This recipe was originally published on May 8, 2017. It was updated with new photos and text in February 2020.