Oatmeal Walnut Cookie
What does oatmeal make you think of? For me, oatmeal is very comforting. I have eaten steel cut oats for breakfast for the past 15 years and it really gives me a sense of calm every morning. Adding oatmeal to a cookie is a great way to bulk it up without adding more flour, butter or sugar. Plus, oatmeal is high in fiber so you can eat a cookie and also increase your daily fiber intake. Winning, right? If you want to make these Oatmeal Walnut cookies a bit more decadent, simply add in chocolate or butterscotch chips. You can place some extra walnuts on top of each cookie to have them look a bit “nuttier” and be photo ready. I hope you enjoy our oatmeal walnut cookie recipe. Two ingredients that will really elevate these cookies are Bob’s Red Mill Organic Oats and Nielsen-Massey Pure Vanilla Bean Paste
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small bowl, cream butter, applesauce and white and brown sugars.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- In a small bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
- Gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Stir in walnuts.
- Drop by tablespoonful 3 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet or parchment paper.
- Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
I love adding applesauce to recipes. It is sweet and moist!
I do too! It is a great way to cut the fat in half.
Mmm, these look incredible. So tasty! Bookmarking for later!
Thanks so much Nancy!
Oh man these cookies look great!! I need to try this recipe soon!!
Thank you! I hope you give them a try.
I haven’t had homemade oatmeal cookies in a very long time. My grandmother used to make oatmeal raisin cookies that were the bomb. I might have to try these and swap the walnuts with raisins.
Yes, you could totally swap raisins for nuts! My family is not a big fan of raisins so we rarely use those in baking.
These sound really good. I love oatmeal cookies, so I bet I’d love these. Can’t wait to give these a try. I may need to make them for the holidays this year.
Thanks! I hope you give them a try this year.
These sound delicious! I need to try making this recipe. I love trying new cookies – especially during the holidays! Yum!
Thanks Kendall, I hope you enjoy them.
These sound AND look so delicious!! I need to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! I hope you try them with your family.
This cookie looks so good! I love walnut and oatmeal, what a great combination
I agree with you, walnut and oats are a perfect winter cookie combination.
I love oatmeal cookies and with your addition of walnut, I would love it even more.
Thank you! I am so glad you like my cookie recipe. Happy Holidays!
An easy and delicious option for a healthier snack! Loving the combo of walnuts in this!
Thank you! Walnuts are so good in cookies. One of my favorite things to add to my oatmeal and my oatmeal cookies.
Nice ingredients! These must be delicious cookies!
Thanks so much! They are so delicious!
Omg these cookies look absolutely delicious!!! Must give your recipe a try!!!
Thanks so much! I hope you will give them a try.
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This sounds so delicious! It’s just the kind of cookie my hubby would love too…will definitely have to try your recipe!
Thank you! I hope you give it a try, it is really delicious.
These look so delicious! I would love to try to make these!
Thank you! I hope you try my recipe.
Ohhh… these sound really good! I love oatmeal cookies, and think the applesauce and walnuts would be such a nice addition!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much! They are really delicious, I hope you will give them a try.
These look great! I’ve eaten a lot of oat/oatmeal foods to help with milk production, so I’m definitely keeping these in mind to switch things up a bit!
Yes, oats are great for so many reasons! I hope you give these a try.
These look delicious – I eat oatmeal for breakfast every day, too. Such a comfort food!
I agree, oats are the ultimate comfort food!
These look easy and delicious. I’ve never made cookies with apple sauce but can’t wait to try them out!
Really? You have never tried applesauce in cookies? I do it all the time, it is a great sub for butter!
These look delicious! I have a giant package of oats that are just sitting in the pantry (I went through a phase where that’s all I ate for breakfast as well but then got a different craving) so this would be perfect to use it up! I’ll try this out! 🙂
This will be a perfect way to use up your oats! So glad I can help you with that.
These look and sound amazing! Your picture is beautiful,
Thank you so much. I hope you can try them soon.
perfection! pinning for life!
Thanks, you made my day!
These cookies look fabulous! I can’t wait to make them!
Thank you~ I hope you love them as much as we do.
Oatmeal raisin cookies are my favorite, but I LOVE walnuts! I can’t wait to try this!
Oatmeal walnut is my new favorite flavor cookie.
Oatmeal scotchies are my Hubby’s favorite, but I haven’t made them in a while. These look delicious!
Yum, oatmeal scotchies are awesome!
These are some beautiful cookies, and look absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
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Thank you so much! I hope you can try them soon.
When I was a kid, I HATED nuts in my baked goods! But now that I’m older, they have grown on me. I have some pecans in the freezer, along with walnuts. I might try this recipe with a 50/50 mix, just because me and the hubs like pecans a little better. Thanks for the recipe!
You could definitely do more pecans or all pecans if those are your favorite! I also hated nuts when I was young, now I love them!