Sugar Free Poor Man’s Cookies
Sugar Free Poor Man’s Cookies, a simple recipe for chewy oatmeal cookies made with no added dairy or sugar.
Servings: 30
Ingredients
- 1 cup Flour.
- 1 tsp Baking Soda.
- ¼ tsp Salt.
- 1 cup Vegetable Shortening. -Cut into pieces and at room temperature
- ⅓ cup Brown Sugar Alternative
- ⅓ cup White Sugar Alternative
- ¼ cup Water.
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Rolled Oats.
Instructions
- Prepare. Preheat your oven to 350f. Also, prep your baking sheet(s) for nonstick. Parchment paper or a baking mat can work in this recipe.
- Dry Ingredients. In a medium bowl, use a whisk to combine together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- Beat. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the shortening and sugar alternatives (white and brown) on high speed until light and fluffy (about two minutes or so). Bump the speed down to medium and add the water and vanilla extract and beat until the ingredients are combined (about 30 seconds).
- Combine. Use a rubber spatula or similar item to scrape down the sides of your mixing bowl and set the speed to low. Gradually add the dry ingredients from the second step to the mixing bowl a quarter cup at a time. Mix these ingredients until just combined.
- Oats. Scrape down the sides of the bowl again and then use your spatula to fold in the oats.
- Bake. Use a tablespoon or large spoon to drop the cookie dough onto your prepared baking sheet so that the cookies are a couple of inches apart from on another (these cookies will spread while baking). Then bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes or until the begin to turn golden brown. Set Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for five minutes to set before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool.
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January 13, 2026*About Sugar Alternatives
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Nutrition
Calories: 116kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.4mg
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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