Over 70 Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookie Recipes!

Depending upon your source of information for food holidays, either today is National Oatmeal Cookie Day or April 30 is the special day for oatmeal cookie lovers. Although I can’t imagine any day being a bad day to celebrate oatmeal cookies! Therefore, I’ve taken the opportunity to update my collection of gluten-free oatmeal cookie recipes for you! Now it totally eclipses my earlier, “short” roundup of gluten-free oatmeal cookie recipes as it includes so many more Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookie Recipes from your favorite bloggers.

UPDATE: On April 4, 2023, Gluten-Free Watchdog issued a new statement, Gluten-Free Watchdog Cannot Recommend Any Brand of Gluten-Free Oats. Read the full statement here. This statement was followed by details on recent testing results of gluten-free products that contain oats., which showed 30% of the labeled gluten-free oat products tested contained quantifiable gluten.

This statement was followed by details on recent testing results of gluten-free products that contain oats, which showed 30% of the labeled gluten-free oat products tested contained quantifiable gluten. I’m not eating any oats and I urge all of my readers who eat gluten free for medical reasons to also abstain.

How many more? You’ll now find over 70 recipes! Don’t be daunted though. You can quickly find the recipe(s) that appeals to you and also works for your diet—“just gluten free” or gluten free and “more free” because I have the recipes labeled to help you out—“dairy free,” “egg free,” “vegan,” etc.

Plus, here’s a surprise for you. The collection includes some “oatmeal” cookie recipes that taste just like oatmeal cookies but actually contain no oatmeal. These recipes are a gift for those who love oatmeal but can’t tolerate oatmeal, those who eat grain free, paleo, and/or keto. 

And now let’s get to all those delicious cookies!

You’ll find basic oatmeal cookie recipes, fancy oatmeal cookies recipes, oatmeal bars, and more—from “just gluten free” to vegan to paleo, and everything in between. There are even grain-free and paleo “oatmeal” cookie recipes for those who don’t eat oats (or any other grains), but still want that oatmeal taste and texture in a cookie.

Be sure to use the oats that are safe for those of us who eat gluten free for medical reasons–such oats are known as purity protocol oats. It’s simply not enough to buy oats labeled gluten free or even certified gluten-free oats (or to ensure that products that contain oat ingredients are certified gluten free) any longer. Note that even the oats linked to in the individual recipes in this collection may not be safe. Please do your research. More and more companies are now using mainstream oats which are highly contaminated with gluten-full grains that have gone through a mechanical sorting process to attempt to remove the gluten. Complete removal is impossible and testing an extraction or two, which is basically how most testing for gluten in oats is done, does not adequately show the contamination. 

By the way, many who legitimately cannot tolerate certified gluten-free purity protocol oats, which is a very small percentage of those who are gluten free, have found that they can successfully substitute quinoa flakes in most recipes. Note that quinoa flakes have a slightly stronger flavor than oats. Bonus … they have almost twice as much protein per serving as oats and quinoa is considered a complete protein as it supplies all the nine essential amino acids.

Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

~ Almond Chocolate Double Coconut No-Bake Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), grain free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan

~ Apple Oatmeal Cookies from The Fit Cookie ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegetarian, vegan

~ Bakery-Style Oatmeal Cookies from Go Dairy Free ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), vegetarian

~ Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies from Wheat Free, Meat Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Strength and Sunshine ~gluten free, dairy free, egg free, sugar free, vegan

~ Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Dough Balls from Go Dairy Free ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan

~ Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies from She Let Them Eat Cake ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan

~ Chocolate Coconut Oat Banana Breakfast Cookies from Petite Allergy Treats ~ gluten free

 

~ Chocolate Toffee Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies from In Johnna’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

~ Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Cookies from Raia’s Recipes ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), vegetarian

~ Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip (or Raisin) Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

~ Double Chocolate Nut Butter Oaties from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, with egg-free options

~ Flourless Oatmeal Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Flourless Oatmeal Coconut Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies from The Toasted Pine Nut ~ gluten free (be sure to use oats that are certified gluten free and purity protocol), vegetarian

Lindsay says: “Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies are a cross between your favorite homemade oatmeal cookie and your holiday ginger-spiced cookie. It is soft-baked, hearty, chewy, and full of warm cozy spices.”

~ “Grab-and-Go” Oatmeal Breakfast Bars from Allergy Free Alaska ~ gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian

~ Grain-Free No-Oatmeal Cookies from Against All Grain ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, paleo, primal

~ Granola Oatmeal Cookie Bars from Cook IT Allergy Free ~ gluten free, dairy free, with egg-free, nut-free, vegan options

~ Granola Cluster Cookie Bites from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan, with grain-free option

~ Healthy Oatmeal Cookies from Oatmeal with a Fork ~ gluten free (be sure to use certified gluten-free purity protocol oats and oat flour), dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, vegan

~ Healthy Oatmeal Cranberry Breakfast Cookies from Go Dairy Free ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Iced Oatmeal Cookies from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Keto “Oatmeal” Cookies from All Day I Dream About Food ~ gluten free, grain free, refined sugar free, sugar free, keto

~ Keto Zucchini “Oatmeal’ Cookies from All Day I Dream About Food ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free, keto, low carb

~ Magic Oat Bars from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Maple-Glazed Oatmeal Cookies from Angela’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

~ Maple “Oatmeal” Breakfast Cookies from All Day I Dream About Food ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, paleo, refined sugar free, keto 

~ Monster Bars from Celiac in the City ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ N’Oatmeal Cookies from Real Everything ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, paleo, primal

~ No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian

~ No-Bake Cherry Oatmeal Cookies from The Healthy Apple ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegan

~ Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies from Chocolate-Covered Katie ~ gluten free (use gluten-free options), dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Oatmeal Breakfast Bars from Fearless Dining ~ gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cookies from The Big Man’s World ~ gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from Gluten-Free Goddess ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with egg-free option

~ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from Predominantly Paleo ~ gluten free, egg free, refined sugar free

~ Oatmeal Cookies from Allergy Free Alaska ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Cranberries from Tessa the Domestic Diva ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Oatmeal Cookies with Jujube (Chinese Red Date) Butter from Tasty Eats At Home ~ gluten free (apple butter or strawberry jam can be substituted for the jujube butter)

~ Oatmeal Cream Pies from In Johnna’s Kitchen ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Lace Cookies from Better Batter ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Marble Squares from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip and M&M Cookies from Faithfully Gluten Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from My Gluten-Free Kitchen ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies or Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Date Jumbo Cookies from ChaCha’s Gluten-Free Kitchen ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Heart Cookies from Nourishing Meals ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan, with refined sugar-free option

~ Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from GF Jules ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from No Gluten, No Problem ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Oatmeal Raisin Raw Protein Cookie Bites from Go Dairy Free ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Overnight Oatmeal Cookies from Power Hungry ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, vegan

~ Paleo Chocolate Chip “Oatmeal” Cookies from The Paleo Mom ~ gluten free, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, paleo, primal

~ Peaches and Cream Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), vegetarian

~ Peanut Butter and Jelly Thumbprint Quinoa Oat Cookies from Jeanette’s Healthy Living ~ gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian

~ Peanut Butter Oat and Quinoa Cookies from Simply Quinoa ~ gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, vegetarian

~ Peanut Butter Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Peanut Butter Oatmeal Fudge Bars (Revel Bars) from My Gluten-Free Kitchen ~ gluten free, egg free, vegetarian

~ Pumpkin Hemp Oatmeal Cookies from Tasty Eats At Home ~ gluten free 

~ Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies from Nourishing Meals ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, refined sugar free, vegetarian, vegan

~ Pumpkin White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies from My Gluten-Free Kitchen ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Soft, Chewy, Melt in Your Mouth Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin and Walnut Cookies from The Whole Gang ~ gluten free, dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Soft Chewy Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies from Fearless Dining ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Soft Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies from Mama Knows Gluten Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian, with dairy-free option

~ Swirled Chocolate Chip Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies from My Gluten-Free Kitchen ~ gluten free, vegetarian

~ Thin Crisp Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies from Faithfully Gluten Free ~ gluten free, vegetarian

Other Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookie Recipes

~ Oatmeal Cookie Apple Crisp from Go Dairy Free ~ gluten free (use gluten-free option), dairy free, egg free, vegan

~ Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola from Gluten Free Easily ~ gluten free, vegetarian

Originally published May 4, 2015; updated August 10, 2023.