How to Make Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

One of the grandma recipes that is liked by one and all is oatmeal raisin cookies. The chewy oatmeal raisin cookies are filled with goodness of nature. Oatmeal is a rich source of fiber. Research indicates that oatmeal can lower your cholesterol levels and can help you in reducing weight.
Traditionally the cookies were made using eggs. However, in the recent years, there are many people, who avoid using eggs for various reasons. Let us have a look at how to make vegan oatmeal raisin cookies:

Ingredients

¾ cup of unsalted vegan butter
1-cup brown sugar (light)
1 table spoon raisins
1 teaspoon flax seed powder
¼ cup of water
Few drops of vanilla essence
½ cup All Purpose Flour
¼ cup whole wheat flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1/4th teaspoon salt
1/4th teaspoon cinnamon powder
3 cups rolled oats

Procedure
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

• Blend butter and sugar in a bowl using either a spoon or a hand blender. Blend until the hand feels light.
• Mix water and flax seed powder in a mixer or blender and blend it well. The mix should get foamy.
• Side by side, set your oven for preheating at 180 degree Celsius.
• Take two baking sheets and grease it with butter. You can also use parchment paper.
• The flax seed mix and vanilla essence is to be added to the butter. Blend well with spatula. Fold it only on one side.
• Take a bowl and mix flours, salt, cinnamon powder, and baking soda.
• Now, add this to the butter mix. Blend well and fold once again, with a light hand.
• Add oats and raisins to the mixture.
• Now, place the batter on the baking sheets, placing them at a gap of 2 to 3 inches.
• With a wet hand, give shape to the cookies to make them half inch thicker.
• The edges of the cookies should turn golden brown, but the center of the cookies should be moist. Bake the cookies for about 10-15 minutes to get this result.
• Switch off the oven and the cookies should be allowed to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 to 7 minutes. After this, let the cookies cool off fully on a wire rack.

Your yummy vegan oatmeal raisin cookies are ready to eat.
The raisin oatmeal cookies will stay longer if you freeze them. So, eat a few now and stack some away for later use.