gluten-free nutella oatmeal cookies

Who doesn't love nutella? Especially when it's mixed with oats, chocolate chips, and peanut butter.

These bad boys are so delicious AND dangerous.

Brad and I literally ate the entire batch this weekend... I'm not kidding. I may have given a few cookies away, but not that many. They are SO good... Especially when warm and paired with vanilla ice cream. YUM.

When I bake, I try to substitute ingredients in order to make the recipe a little healthier. For example, I substituted apple sauce for butter. Do you know of any healthy ingredient substitutions? I'd love some tips for future baking!

Gluten-Free Nutella Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened/or 1/4 cup of apple sauce

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed

2 eggs

1 1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla, gluten free

1/2 cup nutella

1/2 cup peanut butter

3 cups gluten free rolled oats

4 oz. chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and butter/or apple sauce.  Add the butter and sugars together until mixed.  Add the eggs, baking soda, and vanilla.  Mix well until very creamy, about 1-2 minutes.  Add the nutella and peanut butter.  Finally, add the chocolate chips and gluten free oats.  Mix well.

3. Place 1 ounce spoonfuls of the batter onto the prepared baking sheet approximately 2 inches apart as they will spread a bit.  Bake for 10-12 minutes until crispy around the edges and just browning slightly. 

 4. Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes on the tray before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Happy Baking!