Air Fryer Oatmeal Cookies

Air Fryer Oatmeal Cookies have never been easier or more delicious! These cookies are sweet, chewy, and packed with raisins. They’re also vegan and gluten free, so perfect to serve to any crowd.

Recipe overview

These cookies are vegan, gluten free, packed with the flavors of brown sugar and cinnamon, and filled with soft, chewy raisins.

If you like these air fryer oatmeal raisin cookies (and I know you will!), try my Air Fryer Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies too! Vegan Pumpkin Cookies are amazing! I haven’t made them in the air fryer yet, but I think you could do it! These are sweet tooth-approved!

ingredients you’ll need

• Vegan Butter – These cookies are soft and chewy using vegan butter. Soften the butter before you start mixing.
• Light Brown Sugar – The caramel flavor of brown sugar is delicious in this recipe.
• Granulated Sugar – A combination of white and brown sugar in cookie recipes gives the perfect somewhat soft, somewhat crispy texture.
• Flax Egg – To make a flax egg replacement, combine 1 Tbsp of ground flaxseed with 3 Tbsp of water. If you aren’t concerned with making this recipe vegan, just use an egg.
• Vanilla Extract – a good quality pure vanilla extract is a must for this recipe.
• Ground Cinnamon – warm and inviting, cinnamon pairs so well with oatmeal.
• All-Purpose Flour – Use your favorite blend for baking, or see my suggestions below.
• Rolled Oats – You can’t make oatmeal cookies without them! See notes below about gluten-free oats.
• Baking Soda – This helps the cookies rise.
• Salt – To balance the sweet flavors, we add a bit of salt.
• Raisins – The perfect add-in for oatmeal cookies.

how to make them

1. Prepare the flax egg by whisking together 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed and 3 Tbsp water and leaving in the fridge for at least 15 minutes, or overnight.
2. In a large mixing blow, beat the softened vegan butter with the brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth and fluffy.
3. Add the flax egg and vanilla extract and mix to combine.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
5. Add the rolled oats to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
6. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Fold everything together until combined. The mixture will be thick and sticky.
7. Add the raisins and mix to combine.
8. Roll the dough into balls and place into your parchment-lined air fryer. Flatten the top of each cookie slightly and air fry at 320F/160C for 12 minutes. Allow to cool before enjoying.

How many cookies can I air fry at once?

This recipe makes about 24 cookies, but you’ll likely only be able to bake 5 or 6 at a time in your air fryer basket, leaving enough room for the cookies to spread out. Plan to do a few cooking batches to bake the entire recipe.

Gluten-free version

There are so many different gluten-free flours on the market! For baking cookies, I like to use an all-purpose gluten free flour blend. I like to use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 Flour (in a blue bag). It can be used cup for cup in recipes that call for AP flour and includes a small amount of xanthan gum to help hold things together.

If your gluten-free flour doesn’t have any xanthan gum in it, you’ll want to add some to this recipe. Generally, you want to add 1/2 teaspoon for each cup of flour.

If you’re in the UK, I suggest using this flour and adding your own xanthan gum.

Freezing to make them later

To freeze, roll the dough into balls and freeze until firm on a tray. Then remove from the tray and store in an air-tight freezer bag or container until ready to use. Allow dough balls to thaw before air frying as directed in the recipe.

Don’t forget the milk!

In my mind, cookies always go best with a glass of vegan milk or a warm drink, like a cup of coffee or an Oat Milk Latte. These cookies would be perfect on any cookie platter or dessert spread too.

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