Oatmeal Rum Raisin Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 1 cup coconut sugar (or any sugar)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 cup applesauce
  • 2 flax or chia eggs (2 tbsp flax meal or 2 tbsp chia seeds + 4 tbsp water)
  • 1/4 cup soy milk
  • 1 tbsp spiced rum (optional)
  • 1 cup raisins
  • enough rum to cover the raisins (about 3/4 cup) (optional to soak raisins)
  • 5.5 tbsp spiced rum (optional) (if not using rum, simply use 2 tbsp water)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350

  2. To prepare your flax or chia eggs, combine 2 tbsp of either flax meal or chia seeds with 4 tbsp water and stir with a fork until combined

  3. Set aside to thicken

  4. Put your raisins into a cup and cover them just to the top with the spiced rum

  5. Set aside

  6. Get a large mixing bowl and add in your oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and baking soda

  7. Whisk until evenly combined

  8. Set aside

  9. Get a medium mixing bowl and add in the applesauce, flax or chia eggs, soymilk, and 1 tbsp spiced rum

  10. Whisk together and set aside

  11. Place a medium skillet pan on medium high heat

  12. Drain your soaked raisins by pouring the rum into another mug or cup and prevent the raisins from falling in with the edge of your hand

  13. You will use this rum to add to your candied pecans

  14. Add your cup of chopped pecans, 5

  15. Tbsp rum (that you used for soaking), and 2 tbsp maple syrup to the pan once it is heated

  16. Stir together with a spatula or other utensil

  17. Stir almost constantly (about every 30 seconds) to prevent burning and sticking

  18. Once the mixture becomes slightly gooey and sticky and the liquid has evaporated, remove from the burner and set aside

  19. Return to your mixing bowls and mix everything together, form cookie balls and place on a baking sheet, and bake at 350°f for 10m

  20. Enjoy!

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