Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

This Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe is just 45 calories! Best of all, these low calorie cranberry oatmeal cookies are low in sugar and so easy to make!

This Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe will curb your cravings, and they’re so low in calories you won’t hurt your diet by enjoying one, or three.

These healthy oatmeal craisin cookies make wonderful snacks for lunch boxes, or low calorie desserts for week nights.

Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients in Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

These healthy oatmeal cranberry cookies are low in calories, thanks for the use of applesauce.

Special Tip: To make things extra easy, I recommend getting the individual cups of applesauce. They’re exactly the amount you need to make this recipe for cranberry cookies oatmeal, and you won’t have to worry about using up an entire jar after opening it.

Shopping List for Healthy Oatmeal Craisin Cookies:

• All-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Unsalted butter
• Light brown sugar
• Egg
• Vanilla extract
• Unsweetened apple sauce
• Quick oats
• Dried cranberries
• Measurements in recipe card below

How to Make Low Calorie Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

I love to use parchment paper to make the best oatmeal craisin cookies. By using this one baking trick, you won’t need to grease your cookie sheets. And you don’t need as much butter in your oatmeal cranberry recipe.

Parchment paper is also great when it comes to cleaning up after making dried cranberry desserts. There won’t be any stickiness left behind, that you can’t just throw in the trash.

How to Make Healthy Oatmeal Craisin Cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, cover 2-3 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
3. In a large bowl or standing mixer whip butter and sugar, add in egg and vanilla. 
4. Add in apple sauce and mix. Then add in the flour mixture and mix until just combined. 
5. Pour in the oats, and dried cranberries and mix until just combined, over-mixing will make tough cookies. Then place in fridge for 15 minutes to firm up.
6. Use a spoon to scoop golf ball sized dollops of cookie dough, give enough room for a little spreading.

This recipe for low calorie oatmeal cranberry raisin cookies recipe is easy to make, and won’t hurt your diet. Each cookie is under 50 calories, making this the best oatmeal cookie recipe chewy, sweet, and delicious.

Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

This low calorie Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe is just 45 calories per cookie!

Nutrition and Calories in Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Not all oatmeal cranberry cookies are made the same. This extra low calorie recipes cuts out excess butter and sugar, and replaces it with unsweetened applesauce.

The nutrition and calories information below is based off 1 serving (1 cookie) of the Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe above.

Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is my goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.

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Article History:

• Originally written and published January 31, 2021 by Audrey Johns
• Updated on October 2, 2023 by Audrey Johns