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    Home » Blog » Whole Food Recipes » Best Desserts

    November 28, 2016 | By Jami

    Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies Recipe

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    Add a healthy spin to your frosted Christmas cookies with this recipe for whole grain cut out cookies made with oats, whole wheat, and brown sugar. Want more great cookie recipes? Find them on the Simple Cookie Recipes page!

    Frosting Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies

    My list of holiday cookie requirements includes things like: rich, chocolate, not complicated, and "wow" factor. Based on that list, these more humble whole grain cut out cookies wouldn't make the cut.

    But these cookies have something else entirely going for them - the delicious flavor that comes from whole grains and brown sugar that perfectly compliments any frosting you use on them (although I think they're just as good with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar or nothing at all with a hot cup of coffee or tea).

    Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies for Christmas decorating

    Plus, they are an important part of family holiday traditions, which make them pretty special.

    As my kids were growing up, they just liked to decorate and I liked the fact that this recipe contains whole-grains and used less sugar than standard sugar roll-out cookies, which made them become my go-to cookie for decorating.

    Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies

    Cutting out Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies

    Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies unbaked

    Whole Grain Cut Out cookies fresh from the oven

    The only thing to keep in mind when using this dough for cut out cookies is to use fairly simple sided cookie cutters like stars, trees, candy canes, bells, and ornaments (vs. cutters with legs or antlers). It is a rougher dough because of the oats so some of the smaller pieces can come off when cutting.

    Frosting Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies

    Everything from a simple white vanilla glaze to full-on colorful holiday frostings are wonderful with this recipe for whole grain cut out cookies.

    In fact the heartier dough holds up better, I think, and seems to stay crisper longer than sugar cookies.

    Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies to be frosted.

    Are you ready for a new holiday recipe for your roll out cookies? I think you'll love these!

    Frosting Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies
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    Whole Grain Cut Out Cookies

    Add a healthy spin to your frosted Christmas sugar cookies with this recipe for whole grain cut out cookies made with oats, whole wheat, and brown sugar.
    Prep Time45 mins
    Cook Time9 mins
    Total Time54 mins
    Course: Cookies
    Cuisine: American
    Yield: 5 dozen
    Author: Jami Boys

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup butter
    • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar*
    • 1 egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 cup oats chopped fine until just a few large pieces remain
    • 2¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour OR whole wheat white flour
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

    Instructions

    • In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and butter together and then add the egg and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
    • Add the oats, flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder and beat until the dough comes together.
    • Divide the dough into two pieces, wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease (or line with parchment paper) 2 baking sheets.
    • Remove one dough ball at a time, roll out about 1/4" thick (I like this cookie thicker and a bit more chewy than a regular sugar cookie), cut into shapes and place on cookie sheets close together, because they don't spread. Re-roll as needed to use up the dough.
    • Bake the first sheet while rolling the dough for the second sheet. Bake the cookies about 8-9 minutes for thicker cookies (if you've rolled them thinner, they only need to bake 8 minutes).
    • Remove the cookies to a rack to cool before decorating.

    Notes

    *You can also use coconut sugar or sucanant instead of brown sugar.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 48mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 99IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg
    Did you make this recipe?Mention @anoregoncottage or tag #anoregoncottage!

    Adapted from a King Arthur Flour recipe.

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    Peanut Butter Brownie Sandwich cookies

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    About Jami

    Since 2009 Jami Boys has been helping readers live a simple homemade life through whole food recipes, doable gardening, and easy DIY projects on An Oregon Cottage. From baking bread, to creating a floor from paper, to growing and preserving food, Jami shares the easiest ways to get things done. She's been featured in Cottages and Bungalows, Old House Journal, and First for Women magazines as well as numerous sites like Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post, and Apartment Therapy.

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    1. Charlotte Moore says

      November 28, 2016 at 2:28 pm

      I love whole wheat flour and oatmeal in cookies. Such a good taste.

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      • Jami says

        November 29, 2016 at 12:15 pm

        I agree, Charlotte. 🙂

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