Healthy whole grain oatmeal cookies made with spelt flour. The spelt gives the cookies a sweet nutty flavor and a boost of nutrition.
I love baking with ancient grains, they tend to have a more complex flavor and are higher in nutrients than modern grains. Spelt has a delightful nutty flavor that adds an amazing characteristic to baked goods.
These oatmeal raisin spelt cookies are sweetened with coconut sugar and honey, which adds a rich complexity and earthiness to the cookies. They make a great breakfast cookie. They are whole grain, all natural, have no refined sugar and have healthy monounsaturated fats from the olive oil. Each cookie is under 120 calories and they taste incredible.
That’s a breakfast cookie in my book. If you haven’t baked with spelt yet, these cookies are a great place to start and just might get you hooked to use it more often.
Spelt is an ancient grain that was used in the biblical days. It is more nutritious than modern day wheat and it is more easily digested.
It does have gluten in it but some people find they can tolerate the gluten in spelt much better than modern wheat. The best thing about spelt is the flavor. Whole wheat spelt has a sweet, almost nutty flavor that makes anything you create taste wonderful.
SOME OTHER RECIPES WE ARE SURE YOU WILL LOVE:
- Ancient Grains Breakfast Bars
- Einkorn Almond Pear Cake
- Sprouted Spelt Rosemary Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Ancient Grain Apple Breakfast Cookie
- Healthy Whole Wheat Pumpkin Pancakes
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Oatmeal Raisin Spelt Cookies
Healthy whole grain cookies made with spelt flour that gives the cookies a sweet nutty flavor and they are only 120 calories each.
Ingredients
- 1-½ cups spelt flour (180 grams)
- 2 cups rolled oats (160 grams)
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup light olive oil (49 grams)
- ¾ cup coconut sugar (150 grams)
- ¼ cup honey (85 grams)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup raisins (127 grams)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350° and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, stir together the spelt flour, rolled oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a separate bowl stir together the olive oil, coconut sugar, honey, eggs and vanilla. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture then stir in the raisins.
- Scoop out 2 tablespoons of dough and drop onto prepared cookie sheet (I use a cookie scoop that holds 2 tablespoons). Space the cookie dough about 1 ½ inches apart to leave room for a little spreading.
- Bake for 7 to 9 minutes then cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information
Yield
24Serving Size
1Amount Per ServingCalories 117 Total Fat 3g Saturated Fat 1g Trans Fat 0g Unsaturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 16mg Sodium 91mg Carbohydrates 20g Fiber 1g Sugar 12g Protein 2g
stephanie
August 27, 2019 at 4:51 PMThanks for the great recipe. I substituted the olive oil for butter and the raisins for chopped walnuts and the cookies came out beautifully. They tasted way better than they looked and I’ll most definitely be making this recipe again.
Dahn Boquist
August 27, 2019 at 5:18 PMI’m so glad you enjoyed them, thanks for the comment
Carli
March 29, 2019 at 5:08 PMI just baked these for a road trip – they are so delicious!!! I used chocolate chips instead of raisins and it came out really well.
I love baking with spelt flour, but I don’t usually find too many recipes that use it. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Dahn Boquist
March 29, 2019 at 6:49 PMThat is so great to hear Carli, thanks so much for the comment. The chocolate chips sound great too 🙂
Christina Shoemaker
June 25, 2017 at 11:45 AMThese look so chewy – like the perfect oatmeal raisin cookie! I’ve never worked with spelt before but I do need to try it. Sign me up for one (or three) of these for breakfast!
Dahn
June 25, 2017 at 7:55 PMOh they are so good for breakfast Christina, and they are moist and chewy… your all signed up 🙂
Laura
June 25, 2017 at 8:08 AMThank you for the recipe, I never tried spelt flour before, and you made me curious to try.
now I have to find the name in French and treasure hunt all supermarket
Dahn
June 25, 2017 at 7:53 PMI hope you can find it Laura, if not try Amazon
Emily
June 25, 2017 at 6:34 AMI’ve never used spelt flour before I’ll need to try it, these cookies look delish!
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
June 25, 2017 at 4:50 AMI’ve seen spelt at the market, but have never known what to do with it. I think oatmeal cookies is a safe bet! These sound great!
Bintu - Recipes From A Pantry
June 25, 2017 at 3:09 AMLove oatmeal cookies but never tried making them with spelt flour!
Sandi G
June 24, 2017 at 6:40 PMI have been craving oatmeal cookies. This looks wonderful
Monica | Nourish & Fete
June 18, 2017 at 1:32 PMI think I am one of the last remaining home cooks to not have cooked with spelt, haha! I always see at the grocery store and wonder what I would do with it. Now I know, because these cookies look terrific! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Dahn
June 18, 2017 at 7:14 PMOh Monica, I hope you do try these cookies. You will not be disappointed and there is so much more you can do with spelt. Enjoy!
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
June 18, 2017 at 1:09 PMI’ve not cookd with spelt before. Perfect introductory recipe!
Roxana
June 18, 2017 at 9:31 AMI love cooking with a variety of grains and bringing back all the goodness of ancient grains. These cookies look amazing. Classic flavors! Would love to try it with other nuts, chocolate chips etc.
Dahn
June 18, 2017 at 10:01 AMIt really is nice to bring back all that goodness isn’t it
Jessica @ Citrus Blossom Bliss
June 18, 2017 at 9:03 AMI have yet to try spelt, but after seeing these cookies I think I’m left with no choice!! Especially if I can have them for breakfast 🙂
Dahn
June 18, 2017 at 10:01 AMI hope you enjoy them Jessica
Kelly @ trial and eater
June 18, 2017 at 8:53 AMThese look and sound delicious! After following you for a while I really need to get to trying spelt flour! Pinned 🙂
Dahn
June 18, 2017 at 10:02 AMI know you will love spelt flour Kelly, let me know if you try it 🙂
Patty @ Spoonabilities
April 28, 2017 at 4:26 PMSuper delicious and super healthy. This is what I want for breakfast!
Mary
April 28, 2017 at 3:07 PMI love baking with spelt! These cookies look wonderful!
Dahn
April 29, 2017 at 1:06 PMThanks Mary
Veena Azmanov
April 28, 2017 at 1:39 PMThis look so delicious. I’ve never used Spelt flour before. But these look so perfect I think I want to venture out of my comfort zone and try using it .
Dahn
April 29, 2017 at 1:07 PMVeena, I hope you do try it, it is worth it.
Elizabeth
April 28, 2017 at 12:27 PMThese sound great! I always have the best intentions of broadening my baking repertoire, but then don’t really know where to begin. Bookmarking them for later!
Dahn
April 29, 2017 at 1:09 PMI hope you do get around to making them Elizabeth
Deanna
April 28, 2017 at 12:01 PMThis looks simply amazing!! YUM!!!
Elaine @ Dishes Delish
April 28, 2017 at 9:57 AMI use sprouted spelt flour pretty much all the time! And I too use olive oil instead of vegetable oil. We are kindred spirits! These cookies look fabulous!!
Dahn
April 29, 2017 at 1:13 PMYes I would say we are Elaine, I also use sprouted spelt four. We should be neighbors.:)