Wonderfully soft, perfectly spiced, and gluten-free using only oats and oat flour, these Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies are ideal any time of day. Maple glaze optional!

old-fashioned rolled oats canned pumpkin puree olive oil pure maple syrup pumpkin pie spice baking soda salt powdered sugar pure maple syrup

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  2. Place 1 cup (90g) of the rolled oats in a food processor or high-speed blender and blend on high speed until the oats become a flour-like consistency – you now have oat flour. Place in a large bowl.

Get Started

3. Take the other 1 cup of rolled oats and place in the same food processor or blender, and pulse or blend on low speed until the oats are in small pieces – about 30 seconds. Do not grind them into a flour.  4. Place in the same large bowl with the oat flour.

Prep the Oats

5. Add the pumpkin puree, olive oil, maple syrup, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt to the bowl and stir vigorously until everything is well-blended.

6. Scoop batter using a cookie scoop or a tablespoon onto two baking sheets lined with parchment.

7. Bake for 15 minutes, or until edges are golden and cookies are set.  They will be soft!

8. While cookies are baking, in a small bowl whisk together powdered sugar and maple syrup until smooth.  Drizzle over cookies in whatever pattern you like!