Last Updated on September 22, 2026 by The Allergy Chef
It’s another great day and I’m sharing a delicious carrot oatmeal cookies recipe today that’s so easy to make, and everyone in your household will love. As usual, this is a gluten free and allergy friendly recipe, however, I’ve included notes on the flour swap and egg usage if you can have those ingredients.
Allergy Status
Free From: Wheat/Gluten, Dairy, Egg, Soy, Tree Nut, Peanut, Fish, Shellfish, Sesame, Top 9 Allergens, Alliums, Apple, Avocado, Banana, Beans & Lentils, Berries, Buckwheat, Cane/Refined Sugar, Celery, Citrus, Coconut, Cruciferous, Garlic, Legume, Lupin, Mushroom, Mustard, Nightshade, Onion, Pea & Pea Protein, Potato (Nightshade Variety), Poultry, Red Meat, Rice, Squash & Gourd, Stone Fruits, Strawberry, Sweet Potato & Yam, Tapioca/Cassava/Yuca/Manioc, Tomato, Yeast
Friendly To: EOE, GERD, Low FODMAP, Low Histamine, Vegan
- Low Histamine Reminder: If vanilla extract isn’t tolerated, swap for 2 teaspoons of ground vanilla.
- Low FODMAP Reminder: Watch your portion sizes since there are daily limits for oat intake.
- GERD Reminder: Make sure you serve a portion size that works for YOU. With too large a portion, this could be considered a high fat food due to the butter content.
Carrot Oatmeal Cookies Recipe Video
Here’s a little video you can watch to see these tasty oatmeal cookies come together.
Tools Needed for This Carrot Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
- Kitchen Scale (this is the one that I love)
- Small Bowl (for flax gel OR beating your egg)
- Stand Mixer with Paddle Attachment OR Handheld Electric Mixer + Large Bowl
- Baking Tray
- Parchment Paper (you won’t need cooking spray)
- Spatula (this is the one that I really like)
- Cookie Scoop
Ingredients for Your Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
Be sure to see the ingredient notes below to read about swaps and substitutions.
Flax Gel/Egg
- 5 TBSP Golden Flax Meal (use this brand for best results)
- 10 TBSP Water
Part 1 Ingredients
- 225g Dairy Free Butter OR Unsalted Butter
- 300g Organic Maple Sugar
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
Part 2 Ingredients (Dry Ingredients)
- 220g Organic Gluten Free Purity Protocol Rolled Oats
- 190g Millet Flour, superfine
- 100g Organic Gluten Free Purity Protocol Oat Flour
- 40g Arrowroot
- 4 tsp Baking Powder
- 2 tsp Organic Ground Cinnamon
Part 3 Ingredients
- 3 tsp Organic Vanilla Extract
- 210g Organic Carrots, shredded (7.5 ounces)
Carrot Oatmeal Cookie Ingredient Notes
Flax Gel: If you can have eggs, you can swap the flax gel for 2 large eggs or 3 small/medium eggs. Be sure to whisk well before adding them to the cookie mixture.
Maple Sugar: This is a granulated sugar. The only kind of substitute that will work is another granulated sweetener (white sugar, caster sugar, light brown sugar, dark brown sugar, etc.) Liquid sweeteners (honey, maple syrup, agave, date paste, etc.) will not work in this cookie recipe. Also, if you substitute the maple sugar for something else, know that the taste will shift and the cookie will read as more sweet (especially if you use something like light brown sugar which has a pretty sweet flavor).
Oat Flour: The oat flour in this recipe can NOT be swapped for anything else. That’s part of what gives the cookies their classic oatmeal cookie flavour.
Millet Flour + Arrowroot: If you are not gluten free, you can swap these flours (combined weight is 230g) for all purpose flour. You can also swap them for gluten free all purpose flour. Remember though, don’t substitute the oat flour.
Cinnamon: If you’re not a cinnamon fan, dial it back to a teaspoon ground cinnamon. You can also omit the cinnamon and have a more carrot forward flavor.
Shredded Carrots: You can swap this for shredded parsnips if needed. Also, you can use any colour carrot (white, purple, orange, red). Annnnd, if you’re thinking about using pre-shredded carrots from the grocery store, be warned. They’re usually kinda dry and large pieces. Whilst you could roughly chop them, you’re better off making shredded carrots at home with a box grater.
Vanilla Extract: You can swap the vanilla extract for 2 – 3 teaspoons of ground vanilla if needed.
More Delicious Carrot Recipes
If you enjoy carrots, these are fantastic recipes to try.
- Carrot Juice Recipes (5 recipes + juice ideas)
- Award Winning Bakery Carrot Cake Recipe (gluten free, vegan)
- Low Histamine Gluten Free Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe
- Delicious Steamed & Spiced Carrot Recipe
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Carrot Oatmeal Cookies Recipe Directions
- Oven Temperature: 325f/163c
- Baking Time: 18 Minutes
- Cool on Tray Time: 15 Minutes
First, preheat your oven to 325f/163c. Now, combine your flax and water together in a small bowl and set aside. Place your empty mixing bowl on your kitchen scale, tare to zero, then add your butter, sugar, and salt. Be sure to tare between them, and when they’re in the mixing bowl, cream together. I like to use a stand mixer with the paddle attachment when making cookies.
Turn the mixer off, return it to your scale, and tare to zero. Add your dry ingredients (rolled oats, millet flour, oat flour, arrowroot, baking powder, and cinnamon). Mix everything together well. You’ll want to scrape down the sides of your bowl and ensure everything is nicely combined.
Now, add your flax gel, vanilla, and shredded carrots. Mix one last time until all of your ingredients have come together and your cookie dough has formed.
Line a large baking tray with parchment paper. Using a parchment-lined baking sheet allows you to skip cooking spray, you’ll have a perfect release each time, anddddddd, clean up is a breeze.
Use a medium or large cookie dough scoop to portion out your cookie dough. There isn’t much spread to this batter, so how it goes on the tray is how it will bake. I opted to press the dough down a bit, knowing these would become cookie sandwiches.
SUPER MEGA TIP: For extra flavour, place a couple drops of maple extract on each cookie before baking. I did this to half of the cookies and the taste testers we bummed that I didn’t do this to all of the cookies.
Once your tray is full of cookie goodness, bake at 325f/163c for 18 minutes. When you pull the tray out of the oven, allow the cookies to cool on the tray.
For cookie sandwiches, I used this Refined Sugar Free Chocolate Frosting recipe. However, you can use any kind of filling to make tasty carrot oatmeal cookie sandwiches.
Jazz Up Your Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
One thing that I love about making cookies at home is that they’re versatile. Well, that, and they’re really forgiving. You can add a little of this and a little of that and generally still come out winning with delicious cookies.
The key is to jazz up your cookies with other ingredients that will pair well, rather than clash. In the case of this carrot oatmeal cookies recipe, here are some complimentary ideas you should absolutely try:
- Mix in fresh ginger or chopped ginger from a jar or organic ground ginger (with the dry ingredients). How much you use will vary by type (fresh vs ground) and how much you actually like ginger.
- Add raisins or golden raisins and that will help make these chewy cookies.
- Make a delicious pumpkin glaze and drizzle on top.
- Actually, make any glaze, including but not limited to: vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon, fall spiced (nutmeg etc.), carrot, and cardamom.
Carrot Oatmeal Cookie Storage
Your delicious carrot oatmeal cookies are great on the counter in a container for a few days. I don’t suggest storing these cookies in the fridge.
The great news is about this carrot oatmeal cookies recipe is that your loot is freezer friendly! When my low/no sugar kid was growing up, I’d make double batches of these, then leave loads of them in the freezer for him to grab here and there.
To thaw, pull a cookie (or five) from the freezer and leave them on the counter at room temperature for about an hour, then you’re ready to roll.
More Fantastic Cookie Recipes
Each of these delicious recipes is gluten free, egg free, dairy free, vegan, top 9 free, and more. BUT!! Don’t let that scare you off. I have taste testers without food allergies that give these cookies nothing but RAVE reviews.
- Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (Gluten Free, Vegan)
- Cardamom Cookies (Top 14 Allergy Free Cookie Recipe)
- Vegan Danish Butter Cookies Recipe
- Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vanilla Free Cookie Recipe)
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Answering Your Questions About This Carrot Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Are old fashioned oats the same thing as rolled oats?
Yes, they’re going to be the same thing. And in case you need to know, gluten free oats are a 1:1 swap for old-fashioned oats.
Can I add chocolate chips to these oatmeal cookies?
Yup, you sure can. Like vanilla, you should add chocolate chips with your heart, not a measurement. At least, that’s what a good friend likes to tell me. If mini chocolate chips are an option, consider using those.
This is the chocolate chip brand that I like (gluten free, dairy free, vegan, top 9 free, super allergy friendly). Their white chocolate chips and the new salted caramel chips would both be fantastic in this carrot oatmeal cookie recipe.
If you have a safe brand of butterscotch chips, those could also work nicely in this carrot oatmeal cookie recipe.
Does this recipe make chewy oatmeal cookies?
Based on what my taste testers have told me, no, this carrot oatmeal cookie recipe doesn’t have a chewy texture. This particular oatmeal cookie recipe here on my website though, that one will produce chewy oatmeal cookies for you.
This recipe however, is like a soft baked “nice large cookie” as one family member has told me.
Can I use coconut oil instead of butter when making these cookies?
Technically, yes because both butter and coconut oil are solid at room temperature. However, coconut oil in such a large amount will absolutely have a TASTE. If you don’t love coconut oil the way you love your children, your pets, or your LEGO sets, don’t make that swap.
If you do indeed love coconut oil that much, make sure is soft (not fully melted and not totally hard) when using it in this recipe. You want it to behave like butter or dairy free butter which will ensure it’s properly incorporated into your cookie dough.
Are these considered healthy cookies since there’s carrots?
I mean, healthy is a subjective term, and it’s something that I talk about often. What’s healthy to one person may be horrible for the next. Not only that, but healthy is an unregulated term (unlike gluten free). You’ll have to look at the sugar content, carb count, protein, and any other food values you have (organic, etc.) and make that decision for yourself.
Personally, these oatmeal carrot cookies are considered a healthy treat for one of my kids because it meets their individualized medical needs. For the general public though, are these healthy oatmeal cookies? Maybe for the person that’s coming off of a Standard American Diet (SAD). For the keto gym bro though, these would not be called healthy oatmeal cookies.
So, give yourself some context, make sure your needs are met, eat a portion size that’s right for you, and move on with your life.
Can I make these carrot cookies in a food processor?
I wouldn’t suggest it. If you were to use a food processor, because there’s a blade involved, you’ll end up with something closer to a power ball dough than a proper cookie dough.
Now, that’s not the end of the world if for some reason you don’t have a stand mixer, hand mixer, and can’t mix the ingredients by hand. Just go into it eyes WIDE open, knowing that you’re going to have something a little weird once it’s baked.
Also, a food processor won’t be able to manage a recipe of this size. You’d have to cut the recipe down considerably to be able to use your food processor. Officially, I’m saying no, you really shouldn’t. But unofficially, I’m saying, you do you, wink wink.
Will these oatmeal cookies taste good with cream cheese frosting?
Abso-freaking-loutly. I mean, I can’t eat any of this stuff, but I can already tell you, yes. Make the cream cheese frosting and pop some on your cookies (and have carrot cake cookies vibes). You can even make little cookies and turn them into small cookie sandwiches with frosting in the middle.
These carrot oatmeal cookies will pair well with a vanilla cream cheese frosting, but also vanilla frosting, chocolate frosting, maple frosting, pumpkin frosting, cinnamon frosting, and ginger frosting. Essentially, think warm spices, fall, that sort of thing. Or, think generic and generally agreeable (like vanilla), and you’re good to go.
My kids eat these with a refined sugar free chocolate frosting and absolutely love the combination. Maybe give that a try next time 🙂
Can I add ground nuts to these cookies?
Honestly, it’s not something I’ve tested, so I can’t say for sure. I know ground walnuts and ground pecans are popular with oatmeal cookies. If you know you like that sort of thing, you can give a try, but test it on a small amount of cookie dough first. I’d hate to see you add a bunch of ground nuts only to ruin your cookie experience. Happy baking!
Is a cookie sheet the same thing as a baking tray?
A cookie sheet and a baking tray (also called a baking sheet) are similar, but not quite the same. Unfortunately, a lot of homemade cookie recipes online use the terms interchangeably. A baking tray is solid, without holes, and generally has some weight to it, which prevents warping. It’s also usually dishwasher safe.
On the other hand, a cookie sheet is lighter, usually doesn’t have a lip/raised border, and often has small holes all over to promote better airflow. These slight changes allow for most cookie dough balls to bake up to cookie perfection.
In terms of if you’ll see a huge difference between the two, that’s going to depend on the cookie recipe. Some genuinely require improved airflow to perform their best. If you’re following my recipe, know that for the best cookies, you’ll only need a standard baking tray.
Can I use baking soda instead of baking powder?
Nope, and I’m so glad you asked because they aren’t the same thing. Generally, you don’t want to use more than half a teaspoon of baking soda in a batch of cookies. More than that and you’ll negatively impact the flavour. Some recipes can get away with up to a teaspoon, but more than that and people will KNOW.
Since this is a gluten free + egg free recipe, the baking powder is there to provide lift. If you can have eggs, you can use 1 teaspoon of baking powder instead. You can also use 1/2 teaspoon baking soda + an acid (like lemon juice or apple cider vinegar).
Either way, don’t use a tonne of baking soda, since that will ruin your awesome carrot oatmeal cookies.
