22 Low Calorie Oatmeal Cookies for the Holidays & More!
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It is true what they say – you can never have too many cookie recipes. I shall amend it slightly and say ‘you can never have too many low-calorie oatmeal cookie recipes’.
Truth, right? Cos oatmeal cookies are amazing! They are versatile – you can have them for breakfast, you can have them for an afternoon snack, you can pack them into your kiddie lunchboxes for a nice treat, they make excellent hostess gifts… I could go on!
And if you are Team Chocolate Chip Cookie, let me counter you with this unassailable fact: oatmeal cookies and chocolate chips go together like Fred and George Weasley. So there! And I might have a delicious oatmeal cookie recipe here featuring chocolate chips…
Here comes the nutrition-y bit
Of course, at HTFU, we are also Team Healthy Eating, so I am not going to throw a bunch of recipes at you that are going to fall off your wagon. Instead, I am going to arm you with a bunch of low-calorie oatmeal cookie recipes that taste Oh So Yummy and do not cross the magic 200 kcal mark…
…thereby making them the perfect snacks!
And if you, like many of us, are worried about the impact of adding a sweet to your diet and the impact it could have on your health, why don’t you check this article out?
Oh Oatmeal, My Oatmeal
So what is so great about oatmeal? Is it particularly helpful for weight loss (if that is something of interest to you)?
Oatmeal is one of the traditional breakfast go-to’s that are filling and warming. The dietary fiber in oats keeps you full for a long time, getting you comfortably to your lunch break.
Oats are also awesome in cookies, overnight oats, flapjacks, muffins, oat bars, granola, etc, making them pretty versatile.
Apart from this, eating oatmeal also has some obvious health benefits. They have many vitamins and minerals (B vitamins, zinc, folate, etc to name a few), as well as essential amino acids.
In fact, one cup of oats contains 13 grams of protein. They are also good for your blood sugar and help reduce LDL cholesterol, thanks to the presence of soluble fiber beta-glucan.
There are different kinds of oats out there. You can get quick cooking oats that don’t more than a few minutes to cook or old-fashioned oats that take slightly longer to cook.
If you are now firmly Team Oats, let’s check out the low calorie oatmeal cookie recipes!
Delicious cookie recipes that the whole family can enjoy are right around the corner!
Protein: 3g
Calories: 140 kcal
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: Natalie’sHealth
Bonus: healthy breakfast or quick low-calorie snack
These Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies are soft and chewy with plenty of juicy blueberries and dark chocolate chunks inside. They are also quite easy to make with a few simple pantry ingredients.
Protein: 3.8g
Calories: 128 kcal
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: FitFoodieNutter
Bonus: only 4 ingredients!
Keep them plain for a perfectly healthy breakfast cookie (for both adults and children) or add dark chocolate & nuts s to make them even more delicious. Vegan & gluten-free.
Protein: 4g
Calories: 62 kcal
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: CookingJourney
Bonus: for healthy cookies, come this way!
Make these healthy oatmeal banana cookies ahead of time to have a snack between meals! These banana oat cookies are so good, and it’s an easy vegan recipe with just 4 ingredients.
Protein: 4.4g
Calories: 171 kcal
Ready in: 22 minutes
Recipe by: YummyAddictionmyAddiction
Bonus: sugar & flour-free cookies
Healthy, nutritious, and crazy delicious, these sugar and flour-free cookies made with instant oats are packed with bananas, sunflower seeds, raisins, and coconut. A perfect healthy snack that is ready in under 30 minutes!
Protein: 5g
Calories: 192 kcal
Ready in: 22 minutes
Recipe by: WhollyTasteful
Bonus: no butter cookies – but you will never guess it!!
These healthy Banana & Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies are a healthier version of a classic oatmeal cookie. They are flourless, made with no butter, and can easily be made vegan. The addition of tart dried cherries gives them a wonderful unexpected flavor.
Protein: 3g
Calories: 169 kcal
Ready in: 65 minutes
Recipe by: MountainBerryEats
Bonus: goes so wonderfully with your afternoon cuppa!
These golden raisin oatmeal cookies are just the right amount of crispy and chewy all at the same time. With bursts of not-too-sweet chocolate and mellow golden raisins, these healthy oatmeal raisin cookies are the perfect afternoon pick-me-up.
Protein: 3g
Calories: 99 kcal
Ready in: 22 minutes
Recipe by: KeepingThePeas
Bonus: ideal for the plant-based cookie cravers
These simple vegan oatmeal cookies are soft and chewy made with almond flour and sweetened with maple syrup. They’re a whole food plant-based gluten-free version of the classic cookie but they aren’t missing any of the sweet goodness of the original.
Protein: 2g
Calories: 127 kcal
Ready in: 1 hour 20 minutes
Recipe by: RunningToTheKitchen
Bonus: wondering what to do with almond pulp, post-milk extraction?
These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with almond pulp from homemade almond milk are an easy gluten-free, vegan dessert while healthy enough for an afternoon snack!
Protein: 3g
Calories: 122 kcal
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: HealthfulBlondie
Bonus: gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free
Best healthy oatmeal chocolate chip walnut cookies. Made with simple and clean ingredients like apple cause, rolled oats, and almond flour, these chocolate chip cookies are soft, and easy, with the perfect crunch.
Protein: 2g
Calories: 128 kcal
Ready in: 20 minutes
Recipe by: HealthfulBlondie
Bonus: gluten-free, low sugar, dairy free
Chewy orange chocolate chip oatmeal cookies that are healthy, thick, easy, and made with coconut oil instead of butter. The perfect delicious healthy dessert, snack, or breakfast cookie. The chewiest oatmeal chocolate chip cookies ever!
Protein: 2g
Calories: 192 kcal
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: JackSlobodian
Bonus: one bowl recipe!
These delicious vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are so easy to make! They have a soft yet chewy texture from the oats and a chocolatey, caramel flavor from the chocolate chips and coconut sugar.
Protein: 4g
Calories: 167 kcal
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: Natalie’sHealth
Bonus: dense, chewy, vanilla flavored
Chewy, and flavorful, these Matcha Chocolate Chip Cookies are such a great treat. Packed with bits of dark chocolate and amazing oats. These cookies are also very nutritious, easy to make with simple ingredients, and made without unhealthy refined sugars.
Protein: 1g
Calories: 67 kcal
Ready in: 22 minutes
Recipe by: LifeCurrents
Bonus: an absolute classic
Crisp edges, chewy middle, and wholesome perfectly balanced Oatmeal Cookies. These are my personal favorite, and they are the original classic oatmeal cookies!
Protein: 5g
Calories: 135 kcal
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: ABakingJourney
Bonus: vegan and gluten-free
These Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Cookies are delicious Breakfast Cookies or Healthy Snacks. Made with 3 ingredients only, these soft and chewy cookies are super quick and easy to prepare with no eggs, no sugar, and no flour.
Protein: 4g
Calories: 159 kcal
Ready in: 27 minutes
Recipe by: GatheringDreams
Bonus: Grab and Go
These healthy breakfast cookies are gluten-free, vegan, naturally sweetened, packed with wholesome ingredients, and taste incredible!
Protein: 5g
Calories: 159 kcal
Ready in: 15 minutes
Recipe by: DebraKlein
Bonus: easy and tasty
Easy no-fuss recipe for Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. One bowl and 15 minutes are all you need to be enjoying a nutritious, chewy cookie.
Protein: 2g
Calories: 92 kcal
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: JarOfLemons
Bonus: cozy and low calorie
Made with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, fresh apples, and brown sugar, these cookies are perfect for a cozy, lightened-up treat. Your entire house will smell like fall goodness and the family will love these yummy cookies!
Protein: 5g
Calories: 169 kcal
Ready in: 25 minutes
Recipe by: ItsAVegWorldAfterAll
Bonus: totally new
Chewy, delicious, and gluten-free, these Sweet Potato Cookies are a great post-workout snack, breakfast, or dessert. They’re studded with whole grain oats, raisins, and chocolate chips for a delicious and healthy treat.
Protein: 3g
Calories: 97 kcal
Ready in: 23 minutes
Recipe by: ThisHealthyKitchen
Bonus: under 100 calories per cookie
These delicious vegan cranberry oatmeal cookies are healthy enough for breakfast, delicious enough for dessert, and the perfect midday snack.
Protein: 3g
Calories: 150 kcal
Ready in: 30 minutes
Recipe by: NatalieHealth
Bonus: fresh, fruity, and chewy oatmeal cookies
These Strawberry Oatmeal Cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with fresh strawberries, and incredible flavors. They are wholesome, easy to make, and made without refined sugars. Perfect healthy breakfast, low-calorie snack, or quick dessert.
Protein: 1g
Calories: 36 kcal
Ready in: 22 minutes
Recipe by: ThisHealthyKitchen
Bonus: perfect fall flavors
Vegan pumpkin oatmeal cookies that are bursting with pumpkin spice flavor! They’re soft and chewy, wholesome, and delicious.
Bonus: use up those ripe bananas in your fruit bowl
There is no better snack than these healthy banana oatmeal cookies! They’re full of nutrients but they’re still easy and quick to make.
- 2 ripe banana
- 1 cup rolled oats (oatmeal or porridge oats work really well)
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F)
- Get a bowl and and mash the bananas until they’re mushy
2 ripe banana
- Add the cup of oats and any of the optional ingredients
1 cup rolled oats, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 small handful raisins, 1 small handful walnuts, 1 small handful sesame seeds
- Stir until everything is nicely mixed
- Put baking paper on the tray so the cookies don’t stick. If you don’t have that make sure to grease the baking tray with butter (or olive oil if you’re vegan)
- To make the cookie shape just grab a spoon and scoop a decent amount from the mixture onto the baking tray like I did in the photo above. It’s super quick and easy.
- Off it goes into the oven for about 15 – 20 minutes.
- Done!
EQUIPMENT: You just need a solid baking tray and some parchment paper, cool as.
Feel free to add any other toppings as you see fit!
IF YOU LIKED THIS RECIPE: This was quicker and easier than you thought, right? If you like that style then you need to check out the Banana Egg Pancakes (also just 2 ingredients) or these Cinnamon Baked Pears (3 ingredients). Good food can be so simple. And if you still can’t get enough of oats, then you should start making lots of overnight oats in a jar batches! We’re addicted to them already 🙂 Adapted from The Burlap Bag (brilliant recipe, thanks!!)
Please note that the nutritional information below is for the bananas and oats only and does not include any of the optional ingredients.
Nutrition Facts
22 Low Calorie Oatmeal Cookies for the Holidays & More!
Amount per Serving
% Daily Value*
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Not Cookie Cutter Questions
There is no better snack than these healthy banana oatmeal cookies! They’re full of nutrients but they’re still easy and quick to make.
Are oatmeal cookies good for your diet?
Hit me with a loaded question, why don’t you? Yes and no. But let me elaborate.
Are cookies with fat and sugar good for you? Hmm, not really and you know it! But are they fun, do they add some joy to our lives? Hells yeah! We all need a bit of a sweet treat in our lives! So, in that sense, they are good for us, aren’t they?
But how to make them not wreck our diet is what we need to learn. This is why I have this handy compilation of low-calorie cookie recipes that won’t cross the 200 kcal mark. So you can eat any one of these healthy recipes for a light snack and still hit your calorie goals the rest of the day. Make sure you heed the serving size, though!
Are homemade oatmeal cookies better for you?
Better than the factory-processed ones that are pumped full of trans fats and sugars, definitely. These harm us in the long (and short!) run and it is in our best interests to reduce our consumption of processed stuff.
But, in my opinionit is ridiculous to say ‘never’ to any kind of food – especially the fun ones! So making them at home is the healthier alternative.
You can satisfy your sweet tooth and ensure that only the best ingredients go in there and none of the E numbers and unhealthy fats that aren’t really good for you.
If you are on the lookout for a healthy cookie recipe, your best bet is the homemade kind.
How long can you store a homemade cookie?
As, by definition, homemade cookies do not have any preservatives in them, they have a very short shelf life. This is actually a good thing, as the chemicals that help them live long on the supermarket shelves might not be doing our bodies any favor.
Store them in an airtight container for no more than 3-4 days, would be my advice. But, going by what happens in my kitchen, homemade cookies rarely stick around for long anyway as they tend to disappear into resident tummies rather quickly!
I hope you have as much fun trying out the low-calorie oatmeal cookies (and dare I say it, healthy oatmeal cookie recipes!) in this collection as I had in putting them together. Which one is your favorite? Which one goes in your family cooking bible?
Share your feedback/thoughts with me in the comments.
