Description
Easy Lemon Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies: Bright, zesty, and refreshing lemon flavor with gluten-free oats and coconut, coming together in minutes with zero oven time—perfect for a quick, cheerful treat on Pinterest.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups gluten-free rolled oats
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- ¼ cup melted butter or coconut oil
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- Optional: white chocolate chips or extra lemon zest for topping
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine rolled oats and shredded coconut.
- In a small saucepan over low heat, warm honey (or maple syrup) and melted butter until smooth. Remove from heat.
- Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Pour the lemon mixture over the oats and stir until fully coated.
- Scoop spoonfuls of the mixture onto a parchment-lined tray and shape into cookies.
- Chill in the refrigerator for 10–15 minutes until set.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature and enjoy.
Notes
- Gluten-free and no-bake, perfect for quick cookies.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or freeze for longer storage.
- To dairy-free, use coconut oil instead of butter.
- Optional white chocolate chips add extra sweetness; adjust sugar accordingly.
- Texture improves after chilling; you can also roll into balls instead of cookies.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg
Keywords: Easy Lemon Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies, lemon no-bake cookies, gluten-free cookies, citrus cookies, no-bake dessert, quick cookies, oats, coconut, lemon zest