Healthy Apple Almond Butter Snack Cookies

These healthy apple almond butter snack cookies are the perfect thing to satisfy your sweet tooth while keeping things healthy! Soft like a muffin, refined sugar free, and packed with healthy ingredients.

You've heard of breakfast cookies, have you? If not, check out these peanut butter and jam breakfast cookies, or these morning glory breakfast cookies. Today, we're talking snack cookies!

There really is no difference between snack cookies or breakfast cookies, I just decided to name these snack cookies ;). Truth be told, they'd be great for breakfast as well!

Soft and cakey, and free from refined sugars, these apple almond snack cookies are a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth without going overboard.

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Ingredient notes

• applesauce- you can use store bought, or make your own Instant Pot applesauce; I advise using unsweetened applesauce
• shredded apples- for this recipe, you need 2 cups which is roughly 2 small apples shredded
• all purpose flour- you can swap this for white whole wheat; alternative flours have not been tested
• ground flax- helps add protein to the cookies, but also plays a role in helping them set up. I do not know if the snack cookies will hold their shape without the flax.
• almond butter- adds protein to the cookies; you can swap for a drippy natural nut butter- peanut butter is a great alternative.
• honey- adds a touch of sweetness; swap for maple syrup or your favorite liquid sweetener.

Step by step directions

1. Combine ingredients- In a large bowl, stir together all wet ingredients until smooth: applesauce, almond butter, egg, vanilla and honey. Stir in the rest of the ingredients until completely combined.

2. Form snack cookies- Using ¼ measuring cup, form cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. The dough will be wetter than traditional cookies. Sprinkle tops with shredded coconut.

3. Bake- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until coconut is golden and toasted and cookies are baked through. Allow to cool 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

FAQ

Storage and meal prep

The apples in these snack cookies make them somewhat moist, and they are best consumed within two days.

• fridge- store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 days
• freezer- we have not tested whether they freeze/thaw, but suspect they would do fine- place parchment between each cookie and store in a bag or air tight container for up to 1 month
• To serve- you can serve them cold if you'd like, or warm them in the microwave for 10-15 minutes.

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Healthy Apple Almond Butter Snack Cookies

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes mins

Total Time: 35 minutes mins

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These healthy apple almond butter snack cookies are the perfect thing to satisfy your sweet tooth while keeping things healthy! Soft like a muffin, refined sugar free, and packed with healthy ingredients.

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Ingredients

• ▢ ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
• ▢ ¼ cup almond butter all natural; see note 1
• ▢ 1 egg
• ▢ ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 tablespoons honey
• ▢ ½ cup rolled oats see note 2
• ▢ ½ cup all purpose flour see note 3
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ¼ cup ground flax see note 4
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ ⅓ cup shredded coconut plus more for tops
• ▢ 2 cups apple shredded ; roughly 2 small apples

Instructions 

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together all wet ingredients until smooth: apple sauce, almond butter, egg, vanilla and honey.
• Stir in the rest of the ingredients until completely combined.
• Using ¼ measuring cup, form cookies on the parchment paper. The dough will be wetter than traditional cookies.
• Sprinkle tops with 1 teaspoon of shredded coconut.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until coconut is golden and toasted and cookies are baked through.
• Allow to cool completely.

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Tips:

1- peanut butter will work as a replacement; alternative nut and seed butters have not been tested.

2- rolled oats can sometimes be called 'large flake' or 'old fashioned' oats. Avoid instant, quick or steel cut oats.

3- you may swap for white whole wheat flour; alternative flours have not been tested

4- ground flax helps the cookies set up, omitting it could change the thickness of your cookies

Storage

• fridge- store in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 2 days
• freezer- we have not tested whether they freeze/thaw, but suspect they would do fine- place parchment between each cookie and store in a bag or air tight container for up to 1 month

To serve

You can serve them cold if you'd like, or warm them in the microwave for 10-15 minutes.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 198kcal, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 23mg, Sodium: 18mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 13g

Author: Denise Bustard

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

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