I was making some bread this past weekend that called for a variety of seeds. As I was cleaning out the freezer to see what seeds I had on hand, I found a package of hulled hemp seeds. I made the bread with all the seeds I had on hand and then I flipped over the bag of hemp seeds and found an intriguing recipe. I modified the recipe a bit by using coconut oil and adding some dried fruit.
The results speak for themselves.
Hemp Oatmeal Cookies
1/3 c. coconut oil (in solid form)
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 t. pure vanilla extract
3/4 c. unbleached white flour
1/2 c. hulled hemp seeds
1 t. baking soda
3/4 c. old fashioned oats
3/4 c. dried fruit (I used dried cranberries.)Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together coconut oil and sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and beat until creamy.
In a separate blow add flour, hemp seeds, soda, and oats and whisk together.
Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix until incorporated. Add fruit and blend a bit more.
Using a medium cookie scoop, form into balls and place on a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet.
Bake for 12-15 minutes. When done, let cookies cool on baking sheet for 2-3 minutes. Remove to wire cooling racks.
For the original recipe from Bob’s Red Mill Foods, click here.
How would I describe these cookies? The dough is a bit crumbly so I think using a cookie scoop is important. Since there is no brown sugar, the taste resembles a traditional sugar cookie. The hemp and oatmeal obviously give the cookie some texture and I don’t think I would have liked them as much without the dried cranberries. Definitely need a dried fruit of some sort here.
I know my grandmother didn’t even know what hemp was, but these taste remarkably like a cookie she made for us. This tray is one of my prized possesions from her.
I like my oatmeal cookies with dried fruits too, esp. the dried cranberries. These cookies look lovely, Debra.
My love of oatmeal cookies also goes back to my grandmother.
I’m a big fan of oatmeal raisin cookies, so yeah, I can see the dried fruit being needed. I’m curious though; if you took a drug test after eating a couple of cookies, would you test positive?
Well, in my profession, I certainly hope not. Surely not…..I ate four last night. LOL
Dried cranberries sound like a really good addition to oatmeal cookies. Is coconut oil really healthy? Or do you use it for reasons of taste?
I think there is a lot of debate about coconut oil and the way it is processed. I like to think it is healthier than butter AND I do like the subtle flavor it gives.
Oatmeal cookies are great and these sound good with the dried cranberries. I too, wonder about the coconut oil. That is a cool tray your grandmother had!
I love that tray. She used to always have it on top of her “hutch.” It has some water damage. I remember carefully carrying it out with iced tea or parfaits on it when we were feeling especially fancy.
I’ve not used hemp seeds. I should, and in this cookie — can’t resist a good oatmeal cookie. And this looks superb! Thanks.
No hemp? Add some more oatmeal or nuts or any other kind of seeds.
Love oatmeal cookies Debra!
This look delicious!!
xo
Thank you, Gloria.
Hi Debra,
Interesting recipes. I just haven’t been able to warm up to hmep seeds for some reason. As a matter of fact, I think I may have some in the freezer. I was thinking of feeding them to the birds, lol…Perhaps I need to try again with some sort of dried fruit. I proably won’t though:) Thanks for sharing, Debra…
P.S. Let’s see, an old family recipe for grape pudding that calls for a bottle of vintage grape juice? I’m guessing you’re wondering just how much a bottle equals? I just checked the Magic in Jelly book to see if there was a recipe for grape pudding and there wasn’t. I have however, seen recipes for grape pudding before. It may take me a while but I may just be able to come up with one and an amount!
Mom and I actually converted it. You can find it here. Mom has made it on occasion but I never have. I just like to keep the vintage recipe around. Thanks for researching this though.
I don’t have any hemp seeds on hand, but I think these cookies would be terrific with all sorts of nuts and/or seeds! Love that you’ve added dried cranberries, too. SO yummy!
I agree and hope you do experiment with other ingredients.
These cookies look rather tasty, don’t usually have hemp seeds at home, but I could invest in some now 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I think I had bought mine long ago to use in granola. I store most of my flax seeds, chia seeds and these hulled hemp seeds in the freezer.
I’ve never tried hemp seeds………well, you know – THIS way. 🙂 hahaha! I know it’s not the same but… I just try and find some at the store and see if I can make these. What DO they taste like?
After my first bite, I was taken back to my grandmother’s kitchen and she definitely never even heard of hemp seeds (or hemp anything for that matter). The best I can describe them is a sturdier sugar cookie. The original recipe didn’t call for cranberries, but these really do need some sort of chewy fruit.
How fun that these cookies took you back to your grandmother. I love it when certain foods do that.
Me,too.
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