Oat Pulp Thumbprint Soft Cookies – Oat Pulp Recipe

Soft thumbprint cookies recipe made with leftover oat pulp. If you make oat milk at home, this is a great cookie recipe to use up the leftover pulp.

This is probably a long overdue post. Here’s why: to date, my homemade oat milk recipe is one of the most popular post on this blog. And as such, some of you have been asking how they could use the leftover oat pulp. Yes, we all agree that we are not wasting food by throwing away the oat pulp.

So far, I have only been responding back by giving examples of how oat pulp can be used in a number of recipes like cookies, cakes, bread, burgers and so on; these are the ways I use oat pulp. But using oat pulp in existing recipes does require some adjustments to the recipe because oat pulp already carries some amount of moisture. So, the liquids in the recipes as well as the method may need to be adjusted.

After a few trials and tweaks, I’ve now got the hang of incorporating the pulp in my recipes and can pretty much use up most, if not all, of the leftover oat pulp every time I make oat milk. I do regularly make oat milk at home; it is my staple milk — easy, cheap, no additives, tastes great and can be used in almost everything. (I have yet to try and make ice-cream with it though!)

So, here’s one of my go-to recipe that uses up all of the oat pulp in one go – thumbprint soft cookies. I usually make these straight after I’ve made oat milk. But if you can’t find the time, then the pulp keeps well in the refrigerator for a couple of days to be used later. Or you can freeze it for longer.

I like to bake these cookies in a square mold. This makes the cookies rather soft. But you drop spoonfuls of dough on a baking tray and shape them individually if you prefer; they will turn out crispier around the edges.

Also, you may want to adjust the baking time to your liking, if you bake them for longer, they make crunchier cookies. I prefer them soft as I like to have them as a breakfast bar on the go for those mornings where I really need some comfort — they tend to become more and more frequent these days!

By the way, I am having so much fun making videos that I made one for these thumbprint soft cookies too! I hope you are enjoying them too.

Oat Pulp Thumbprint Soft Cookies

To make oat pulp cookies, first get the leftover oat pulp from making oat milk at home.

If you happen to not have enough pulp to make a full cup, then add 1-2 tablespoons non-dairy milk to the dough if it is turning out too dry)

Preheat oven at 200 degrees Celsius or 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mix flour, baking powder and sugar. Break all sugar lumps then add 4 tablespoons of oil.

Lift and mix with the fingers until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. And then add the coconut flakes.

Add the oat pulp and vanilla. Mix until a dough is formed. Do not overwork or knead the dough. Coat the dough with 1 tablespoon of oil (it will be easier to handle it as it’s a sticky dough).

Place the dough in a square mold. Press and stretch it to the edges.

Make dents, using a butter knife or spatula, in the dough so that you obtain 16 squares.

Using your thumb or a round teaspoon, make a well in each square. Fill each well with jam.

Bake cookies for 25 minutes.

Do a toothpick test, if toothpick comes out clean, the cookies are done.

Allow to cool and enjoy! Nom nom nom!

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