Buttery, chewy, and super soft! These vegan and gluten-free friendly Sugar Cookie Oatmeal Bars are quickly going to become a favorite vegan dessert in your home. You only need a handful of ingredients and about 30 minutes. Everyone will love them and no one will guess these kid-friendly and family-friendly cookie bars are plant-based!
Whether you're serving these sugar cookie bars as a Valentine's Day or birthday treat or you're just craving something sweet - these are a healthier recipe that everyone will love!
Sugar Cookie Oatmeal Bars Ingredients
- Flax Seed: We use ground flax seeds mixed with warm water to create flax eggs. Since this sugar cookie oatmeal bar recipe is vegan, flax eggs serve as a binder to replace regular eggs.
- Butter: To keep this recipe dairy-free, use vegan butter. If you are not vegan or dairy-free, you may use regular butter.
- Milk: To keep this recipe dairy-free, use unsweetened almond or oat milk. Any other plant-milk will also work. If you are not vegan or dairy-free, you may use regular milk.
- Sugar: Use regular cane sugar or purecane sugar-free substitute.
- Vanilla: Vanilla extract is what gives this recipe that classic sugar cookie taste.
- Baking Powder: Baking powder helps our sugar cookie oatmeal bars rise.
- Salt: Salt balances the sweetness of the sugar cookie oatmeal bars.
- Oatmeal: Use regular or gluten-free quick oats.
- Flour: Use regular or gluten-free all purpose flour. For gluten-free sugar cookie oatmeal bars, I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure Gluten-Free Flour.
How To Make Flax Eggs
Step 1: Add two tablespoons of flax seed meal (ground flax seeds) into a small bowl.
Step 2: Pour 4 tablespoons of warm water into the bowl and mix.
Step 3: Set aside for about 2 minutes or until a thick gel forms.
How To Make Sugar Cookie Oatmeal Bars
Step 1: Grease your small 7 or 8 inch baking dish and preheat the oven to 375. Prepare your flax eggs.
Step 2: In a medium bowl, mix the melted vegan butter, almond or oat milk, sugar, vanilla, salt, baking powder, and flax eggs together. Add the flour and oats and mix until a thick batter forms.
Step 3: Pour the batter into the greased baking dish and bake until golden.
Step 4: Make the vegan cream cheese frosting by mixing the softened vegan butter, vegan cream cheese, and powdered sugar together.
Step 5: Cut the sugar cookie oatmeal bars into 12 small bars and then top with frosting and sprinkles. Serve warm with a glass of oat milk.
Tip: I used pink and red sprinkles to give these vegan sugar cookie oatmeal bars a Valentine's Day twist but feel free to use any color you like! Make sure the sprinkles you choose are free of animal products or gluten if needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sized baking dish did you use? I used a 7x6.5 inch baking dish from Staub. Click here to see my exact set.
How can I make these sugar cookie oatmeal bars gluten-free? I recommend using a gluten-free all purpose flour. My favorite is King Arthur Measure for Measure.
Can I reduce the sugar in these? Yes! I used purecane sugar-free substitute in the batter and frosting to make these oatmeal bars with reduced sugar.
Sugar Cookie Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Oatmeal Bars
- 2 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 4 tablespoon warm water
- ½ cup melted vegan butter
- ¾ cup regular cane sugar or ⅓ cup purecane sugar free substitute
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon almond or oat milk
- ¾ cup regular or gluten-free all purpose flour I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure
- ½ cup quick oats
Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
- ¾ cup powdered sugar or purecane sugar free powdered sugar substitute
- 2 tablespoon softened or melted vegan butter
- 2 tablespoon softened vegan cream cheese frosting
- vegan sprinkles optional
Instructions
Sugar Cookie Oatmeal Bars
- Preheat the oven to 375. Grease a small 7-8 inch baking dish with non stick baking spray.
- Prepare the flax eggs by mixing the flax seed meal and warm water together. Set aside for about 2 minutes until a gel forms.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix the melted vegan butter, almond milk, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, and salt together. Add the flax eggs and mix well. Add the flour and oats and mix until a thick cookie dough forms.
- Transfer the oatmeal cookie dough into the greased baking dish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden around the edges.
- To make the vegan cream cheese frosting, mix the powdered sugar, vegan cream cheese, and vegan butter together.
- When the oatmeal bars are done baking, allow them to cool and then cut them into 12 small bars. You have the option to serve them on their own or with vegan cream cheese frosting and sprinkles. I love them served warm with a cold glass of oat milk! Enjoy!
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