Oats Jaggery Cookies
Sep 10, 2019, Updated May 07, 2023
Oats Jaggery Cookies flavored with cardamom, cinnamon, nuts and free of refined sugar. These cookies are eggless and make a nice treat with coffee of chai!
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Eggless Oats Jaggery Cookies flavored with cardamom, cinnamon, nuts and sweetened with jaggery.
These cookies are refined sugar free and make a nice treat with chai or coffee.
I am back with yet another healthy-ish cookie recipe.
If you guys love my Whole Wheat Jaggery Cookies, then you will love these Oats Jaggery Cookies too!
Just like the whole wheat jaggery cookies, these are free of refined sugar and made with whole grains.
Simple, good for you stuff.
I don’t claim these cookies to be super healthy or anything like that but these are so much better than store-bought stuff.
These Oats Jaggery Cookies
✓ are made with whole grains- whole wheat and whole rolled oats
✓ packed with fiber
✓ free of refined sugar
✓ eggless and easy to make with basic pantry ingredients
These cookies call for basic ingredients like every day atta (durum wheat flour) which we used in India to make rotis (flatbread) every day.
To make these cookies more nutritious, I added oats to them.
Here, I have added rolled oats. You may use quick oats but I do like the texture of rolled old fashioned rolled oats here.
These cookies are flavored with cardamom and cinnamon, two of my favorite spices.
You can change the quantity of these spices as per your taste. I love little extra spice in my cookies and hence I added 3/4 teaspoon of each.
I have used butter here but you can use ghee also. Just substitute equal amount of ghee in the recipe and follow the same steps.
These Oats Jaggery Cookies are free of refined sugar as they are sweetened with jaggery (unrefined sugar obtained from raw, concentrated sugarcane juice).
If you don’t have jaggery, you may use brown sugar in place.
I also packed in some nuts (chopped cashews and almonds) in the cookies for that crunch. You may skip them if you want or add more nuts if you like nuts in your cookies.
Raisins or dried cranberries would be a good addition too.
The dough for these cookies is quite sticky. So, yeah don’t panic when the dough feels quite wet and sticky, it’s supposed to be that way.
Since the dough is sticky, you just have to pinch the dough, make small balls and then flatten them to make cookies.
There’s no need to roll the dough here. Makes it much easier, right?
How Long to Bake These Cookies
18 minutes at 350 F degrees – for softer cookies with slightly crunchy edges.
20 minutes at 350 F degrees- for crispy edges and soft center (this is my favorite texture and I bake for 20 minutes).
22 minutes at 350 F degrees- if you want super crispy cookies and want the center to be crisp too.
How to Store These Cookies
Let the cookies cool down on a wire rack once they are baked.
Then place in an airtight container and store at room temperature.
They should stay good for 2 weeks at least.
Method
Pre-heat oven to 350 F degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
1- To a large bowl, add atta, rolled oats, baking powder, cardamom powder, cinnamon powder and salt.
2- Mix until everything is well combined. Set this aside.
3- Sift powdered jaggery before measuring and using in the recipe. Sifting is important so don’t skip it.
4- To the steel bowl of your stand mixer or use your hand mixer, add room temperature butter and powdered jaggery.
5- Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer, beat the butter and jaggery until well combined and creamy, for 2 to 3 minutes.
6- Add milk and mix until combined.
7- Add in the flour-oats mixture.
8- Mix until it all combines together. Then add in the nuts.
9- Mix after adding the nuts. The dough will be wet and sticky. That’s okay.
10- Take a small portion from the dough, around 35-40 grams. Roll to form a round shape.
11- Then press it between your palms to flatten it and make a circle of around 2.5 inch diameter. Repeat with remaining dough and make all the cookies similarly. You will get 13 to 14 cookies.
12- Arrange all the cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 F degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. I bake for 20 minutes for crispier edges.
Bake for 22 minutes for even crispier cookies.
Remove Oats Jaggery Cookies from the baking sheet and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cooled, store them in an airtight container. Enjoy with a glass of milk or coffee or chai!
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Oats Jaggery Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup atta 130 grams, durum whole wheat flour
- 1 cup rolled oats old fashioned, 100 grams
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter 113 grams, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup jaggery powder 96 grams, measured after sifting the jaggery powder
- 2-3 tablespoons milk 30-45 ml
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts I used chopped cashews and almonds
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- To a large bowl, add atta, rolled oats, baking powder, cardamom powder, cinnamon powder and salt. Mix until everything is well combined. Set this aside.
- Sift powdered jaggery before measuring and using in the recipe. Sifting is important so don't skip it.
- To the steel bowl of your stand mixer or use your hand mixer, add room temperature butter and powdered sifted jaggery.
- Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer, beat the butter and jaggery until well combined and creamy, for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add milk and mix until combined.
- Add in the flour-oats mixture. Mix until it all combines together. Then add in the nuts.
- Mix after adding the nuts. The dough will be wet and sticky. That's okay.
- Take a small portion from the dough, around 35-40 grams. Roll to form a round shape.Then press it between your palms to flatten it and make a circle of around 2.5 inch diameter. Repeat with remaining dough and make all the cookies similarly. You will get 13 to 14 cookies.
- Arrange all the cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Bake at 350 F degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. I bake for 20 minutes for crispier edges.You can even bake for 22 minutes for even crispier cookies.
- Remove Oats Jaggery Cookies from the baking sheet and place them on a wire rack to cool completely.Once cooled, store them in an airtight container. Enjoy with a glass of milk or coffee or chai!
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Notes
- You can even add raisins, pumpkin seeds, chocolate chip, dried cranberries to these cookies.Â
- You can get more cookies from this dough, just make smaller cookies.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
My jaggery can’t be sifted. Even if I put my jaggery in mixi, I am not getting a fine powder. Can I use it as it is without sifting? Please let me know
hmm why should you need to put jaggery in mixi to sift it? You need a sieve for sifting jaggery powder and not a mixi! yes you can use without sifting, the dough will just not be as smooth but will work!
Ok thanks. I seived jaggery but my jaggery is little bit sticky. So it is not coming through seive. So to make it fine powder I put it in mixi.
Great recipe…can I use ghee instead of butter?
yes!
Hi Manali,
The cookies turned out really good and tasty.
But there is some weird taste i feel is there- little khaara in taste . Any idea what i might be doing wrong? Or is it cooked jaggery that tastes like that?
Thanks
hmm not sure, mine tastes wonderful! it could just be the jaggery that you used, definitely jaggery doesn’t taste weird after being cooked
I am not getting unsalted butter. Can I use amul salted butter? Please reply as soon as possible.
yes and then skip the salt in the recipe
Ingredients measurement option 1x 2x 3x is good but it applies only on cup measurement not the grams (the one you showed in gray color font)
I am aware, it’s a plugin issue
Hey i wanted to know can i use melted jaggery since i cant get my hands on powdered one
and if i can use melted jaggery then will the quantity remain same ?
thank you
use a block of jaggery, grate it and then use in the recipe. don’t use melted jaggery, that will change the ration of wet to dry ingredients which will change the recipe
Can i made these cookies on stove? And if yes then how much time it would take.
I don’t know, sorry. I have never baked on stove. If you have experience, then use your own timing.
yes you can make it on stove. but it takes more than 30-40 mints. You need to check in between. I make cookies in a large kadhai with salt in the bottom and bake cookies.
Manali, I am in love with your recipes…made oats cookies…came out really well.Thanks a lot.
glad to know
Super simple recipe and yet so delicious. Kids loved it. Thank you Manali.
welcome glad to know
I made it first time as per ur recipe it was perfect. Next time I made it with half jaggery and half brown sugar the batter turned out a bit dry and crumbly. . God knows what went wrong. Let’s see how they turn out now. Still in the oven
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe.Cookies came out perfect.I tried this recipe.Best recipe for cookies.Just love it.
glad to know!
Your 1 cup is how many grams.. 200 GMs?
I use US standard size cup. 1 cup= 8oz or 240 ml
Very heartwarming cookies , made these a few times. Thank you for a great recipe !!
welcome!
How u get to know its done?
follow the time mentioned in the recipe (the bottom of the cookie should be nicely browned).
wow cookies are yummy, i will try it.
Hi Manali.. awesome recipe.. the cookies came out perfect. Fragrant & crunchy.. I reduced the jaggery & cinnamon powder a bit & they were perfect for my taste. Thanks a lot for posting this. I’ll definitely try more of your recipes.
Delicious healthy cookies! I too added 1/2 cup of jaggery powder as was suggested in the comments above, it was just perfect. Thanks, Manali.
My cookie turned out to be a bitter tasting in the end. What could be the reason?
not sure, there’s nothing in the recipe to make it bitter. Maybe it’s the jaggery that you used?
I tried it today and it turned out very well. Very yummy. My entire family like it a lot. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for amazing recipes … I’m a big fan
Have tried many recipes and each one has got me compliments from my family . God bless u
I have a query , when we bake cookies both the elements top n bottom of the OTG have to be on ? Or just the lower Elemant ?
I do not have experience with OTG baking, I have always baked in a traditional oven. But I am guessing you both elements?
Can we use khand instead of jaggery. If yes, please suggest the quantity. I don’t want to use jaggery as it’s hot in nature. So, during summers I want to replace it with khand
what is khand? sorry I don’t know
Khand is sugar refined
Thanks for letting me know. You may use sugar in the recipe in place of jaggery, should be fine.
Can I use yeast instead of baking powder. If so how much quantity
this recipe has not been tested with yeast so it’s not an option
I have added peanut butter half cup, half cup chocolate powder, 1/3 cup black raisins…
Yum yum!!!
sounds delicious!
I tried your recipe.it came out very well.Instead of cardamom powder i added dry ginger powder.Nice recipe. Thank you
Tried your recipe it turned out very well..Thank you
welcome!
Fantastic cookies!! Taste so. Yum and super healthy..
Hi manali.
I love your recipes. They are healthy and you explain really very well without adding unnecessary things. I made baked methi mathari. Turned out delicious.
Thank you so much.
Thanks a ton!
I tried this recipe and it came out really well. Next time m gonna try using ghee instead of butter.
Hello! Tried these yesterday. They turned out so so so amazing!! Thank you so much for this. Have been searching for a simple sugar free cookie recipe and this will always bey go to.
Wow..
Sounds great ?… Thanks for sharing this recipe… Just want to know if I can use ghee instead of butter…
should be okay
Hey Manali, tried these oats jaggery cookies turned out really well. Definitely gonna try ur other recipes. I’m sure they’ll be equally delicious. Thanx so very much ???
Sooper cookie recipe….. Too good, loved it??
Hi.. I don’t have paddle attachment in my mixer grinder neither do I have hand mixer. Can I mix it normal mixer jar or using a whisk?
I am talking about a stand mixer here not mixer grinder. Stand mixers have paddle and whisk attachment. Anyway, yes use a whisk!
Hi
Just tried this delicious cookie recipe.
Both my sons loved it.
My little one is a fuzzy eater and I keep searching wants to feed him nutritious stuff.I am going to try other recipes as well from your blog.
Thank you
Tried these today .. they turned out very hard. Only deviation was powdered sugar u instead of jaggery powder . The mixture never really came together though I was able to bind with hand . Followed everything as per recipe .
I have not tested this recipe with powdered sugar so I really don’t know what wrong. I make these cookies every few weeks and so many have also made it successfully, so I know this recipe is tried and tested. I would suggest you to check your oven settings, if your cookies turned out hard, maybe your oven temperature if off and you over-baked them. Also next time, make with jaggery as they are tested with.
I just tried your recipe. The cookies came out really great ???. They were light, fluffy and very tasty. Everyone loved them. Thank you so much. ??
Hello! I tried this recipe and really turned out well.
Can I use oil instead of butter. I don’t have butter available.
use ghee in semi-solid state. Oil will change the recipe.
What is the setting timE shud we keep in fridge using setting
you don’t need to keep the dough in fridge, please read the recipe
Thankyou Manali , for sharing oats cookies..I tried them yesterday…came out very well..my husband n my kids loved it…
Thanks a ton, Manali.
Super yummmm cookies!
Made the whole-wheat jaggery cookies last time, that turned out very yummy.
This time tried the oats one, tweaked the butter quantity a little bit – added a mixture of ghee and coconut oil – splendidly crispy and tasty!
Hi Manali
Can I use instant oats instead of old fashioned oats?
you can but they won’t have the same texture
Made for health freek Son…Just loved it.
Came just perfect
great!
If wish to use home made ghee….the proportion still remains the same ??ie half cup ?
Or less
it will remain same, why should it change?
Can I use grated jaggery? I don’t like the taste of the powdered jaggery that I have
should be okay! just measure it properly
Hey. Can we use baking soda instead of baking powder to make the cookies crispy and crunchy?
I would just skip any leavening agent then, don’t use the soda
Oh these came out sooooo yummy. Just how I like. I just replaced jaggery with brown sugar as I didn’t have jaggery in a form that could be sifted. But sugar worked well for me and just so yum. Thanks a lot for the recipe.
so glad to know Mansi!
These Oat jaggery cookies are so crispy and crumbly and so very light! I loved the texture. Since I ain’t a sweet tooth even though this isn’t sweet-sweet, imma still reduce the jaggery powder to 1/2 cup next instead of 3/4 cup. I didn’t add cardamom powder coz I ran out and didn’t have the patience to make it. I so wanna try your other cookie recipes right now! 🙂 My kitchen smells uhh-mayh-zziiinnngggg – That cinnamon powder just elevates everything!
These are so ideal for this Holiday season and for those who are looking for a healthier alternative to all the other cookies which are loaded with sugar.
Can’t wait to share it with my friends!
Thanks Manali 🙂
I am so glad you enjoyed it
Can i order this cookies
no…I share recipes so that you can make them at home
Awesome Recipe, my kid , my wife , everyone liked it, I skipped on cinnamon as powdering cinnamon was taking time.
Jaggery powder is not easily available. Regular jaggery is little sticky. I don’t want to use suger. What can be used alternative to the jaggery?
I don’t know where you are located but almost all Indian grocery stores have powdered jaggery, it’s readily available…next best option would be coconut sugar if you want to make it refined sugar free.
Hi,
I made this recipe but my cookie was all crumbled.. So can I reuse them by adding butter binding them and rebaking them?
not sure what happened and why would the cookie crumble. Add more moisture and try baking them again.
Can we add rolled oats powder
powder will not have same texture
Can we make it without baking Powder?
you can try
Each cookie is 170 calories??
it’s just a rough estimate calculated automatically by a plugin
I made these cookies for my parents and they are not usually a big fan of cookies. But they loved it so muchhh that I am making third batch within a week. One batch doesn’t survive even 2 days. Thank you so much for such an amazing recipe. ?
you are welcome 🙂
Hey the cookies turned out great.. I thought cookies can’t be made without baking soda and powder… Love the combination of spices and the aroma while baking.. thanks
I love cookies with oats. Plus with those spices, these are right up my street.