Healthy Nut & Seed Energy Cookies
Healthy Nut & Seed Energy Cookies are chewy, naturally sweetened snacks packed with oats, nuts, seeds, and dried fruit. Perfect for meal prep, lunchboxes, or post-workout fuel, they’re wholesome, customizable, and ready in 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 cookies
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats
½ cup mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, walnuts), roughly chopped
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 tablespoons flaxseeds
½ cup dried cranberries or raisins
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
½ cup natural peanut butter or almond butter
½ cup honey or maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, melt peanut butter and honey (or maple syrup) until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Pour wet mixture over dry ingredients and mix until evenly coated.
- Form 12 mounds on the baking sheet, flatten slightly with a spoon.
- Bake 12–15 minutes, until edges are golden. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
- Use certified gluten-free oats if needed.
- Add chocolate chips, coconut flakes, or citrus zest for variation.
- Bake longer for a crunchier texture.
- For nut-free cookies, use sunflower seed butter and extra seeds.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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