Easy Sunflower Seed Cookies with Oatmeal Recipe
These easy-to-make Sunflower Seed Cookies are the perfect sweet treat with the crunchiness of sunflower seeds mixed with hearty oatmeal and flavored with tangy orange juice and zest.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 208kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup sunflower seeds
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 2 large eggs
- zest of two navel oranges
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- ½ teaspoon orange extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
- Put the oats, flour, sunflower seeds, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir to combine all the ingredients and set it aside.
- Combine the butter, sugar, and honey in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add one egg and mix again. Add the other egg, zest, and orange juice and mix for a final time.
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients; be careful not to overmix.
- Use a cookie scoop or a tablespoon to make one-and-a-half-inch balls onto the baking sheet, with two inches between them, because they will spread as they bake.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, until they are golden brown. They will still look uncooked in the middle, but the edges will be firm and set.
- Let cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire baking rack to cool completely.
Notes
Spoon and level the flour. For the most accurate measurement, I recommend spooning the flour into a measuring cup, then leveling it off gently with your finger. This prevents it from getting too packed so you get the best wet to dry ingredients ratio!
Don't over-mix. The key to soft and tender cookies is to mix the dough only until just combined. Over-mixing can cause them to become dry and dense!
Under-bake. I recommend taking the cookies out of the oven as soon as the edges are set. They will still look slightly underdone in the middle but will set up on the baking sheet as they cool. Under-baking just a little bit yields the chewiest texture!
Nutrition
Calories: 208kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 261IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg