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Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies

Published: Feb 12, 2021 · Modified: Jul 22, 2022 by Claire · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases · 25 Comments

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These coconut macadamia nut cookies are so fun as a tasty afternoon snack, or maybe even as as breakfast cookie! Made with pantry staples such as oatmeal and nuts, it's so easy to make these macadamia oatmeal cookies for all the family.

Have a peek at my turmeric cookies and macadamia butter cookies for more sweet treat!

wooden board with coconut macadamia nut oat cookies on it, with a jar of nuts in the background.

Sunday afternoons are meant for a cosy time of cookies and movies in my home. If you love an easy to make cookie as much as my family does then you may like to see my blueberry thumbprint cookies and cardamom oatmeal cookies. Both so tasty!

These coconut macadamia nut cookies without chocolate are always popular here on the blog and my family definitely don't turn them down either! Coconut and macadamia nuts both have a delicious creamy taste, and go so well with the sweet honey.

Looking for even more snacks (because who can resist right?!), do check out my 25 best snacks post for all things donuts, popcorn, dips, crackers and even more cookies!

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  • ⭐ Why these cookies are so good
  • 🍪 Ingredients
  • 🥣 How to make oat flour
  • 📖 Variations to the recipe
  • Step by step instructions
  • 💭 Recipe tips and notes
  • 🍪 More fun cookies
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 💬 Comments

⭐ Why these cookies are so good

  • Pantry staples. We make these macadamia oatmeal cookies with pantry staples, so hopefully no need to run to the store for ingredients!
  • Quick and easy recipe: super simple, and they come together in around half an hour.
  • Best flavour: the creamy macadamia nuts go so well with the also creamy coconut!

🍪 Ingredients

These coconut macadamia nut cookies are made with pantry staples, or ones that are in my home anyway!

  • Oats - you want to use rolled oats for this recipe rather than fine powder oats or steel cut oats. Use gluten-free oats, such as the Bob's Red Mill gluten free rolled oats, if you have that dietary requirement.
  • Macadamia nuts - as a note for my low histamine readers, these score as 0 on the SIGHI list. Be sure to get nuts that aren't roasted or salted.
  • Desiccated coconut - gives a lovely creamy flavour.
  • Almond butter - for lots of flavour and to act as a binder too. I love Pip and Nut almond butter.
  • Honey - for the sweetness. I tend to use Rowse honey. If you are vegan it should work fine with maple syrup too.
  • Milled flaxseed - this acts as a binder in place of egg. Simply combine with water for your egg substitute.

🥣 How to make oat flour

Don't be fooled into thinking you need to buy oat flour! It will be overpriced and is totally unnecessary. Oat flour is purely oats blended to a flour-like texture. I always use my Nutribullet to pulse blend oats to that texture. It takes seconds to do.

📖 Variations to the recipe

If almond butter isn't suitable for you, then another nut or seed butter such as pumpkin seed or macadamia nut butter should work well.

Step by step instructions

Making these coconut macadamia nut cookies is very simple, with just a few steps:

bowl of nuts and oats with a bottle of honey in the background.
  1. Make the flax egg by combining the milled flax and water and stirring well. Set aside for ten minutes.
  2. Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl. Once the flax egg is ready, add to the bowl along with the honey and almond butter. Stir very thoroughly.
  3. Wet your hands and then use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop out enough 'dough' for the cookie. Roll between your hands and then place on the baking tray. Pat down to form a cookie shape. Repeat to get 9-10 small cookies.
  4. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Check after 8 minutes for any signs of burning. They will still be quite moist, so transfer (carefully!) to a wire baking rack to cool. Then enjoy!

💭 Recipe tips and notes

It is better to have the cookies a fairly similar size so that they cook evenly. You can either try and form balls the same size with your hands, or use a cookie scoop to be more precise.

Be sure to keep an eye on them after eight minutes of baking. They usually take 10-12 minutes, but can turn quickly and a burnt inedible cookie is a very sad thing!

coconut macadamia nut oat cookies on a wooden board next to a bowl of macadamias and flax.

🍪 More fun cookies

Enjoy some of my most popular cookies recipes for your afternoon treat, including my reader-favourite honey spelt cookies and my cardamom spice oatmeal cookies! Some recent recipes to enjoy:

  • cardamom oatmeal cookies with a spoonful of cardamom and a bowl of seeds next to them.
    Cardamom Oatmeal Cookies
  • honey spelt cookies on a wire rack.
    Honey Spelt Cookies
  • oatmeal chia cookies on a white background.
    Oatmeal Chia Cookies
  • turmeric cookies on parchment paper next to a spoonful of turmeric.
    Turmeric Cookies

For more fun recipes, and some tiger nut cookies, my low histamine sweet treats ebook has exclusive recipes to satisfy any sweet tooth!

I'm always in the kitchen, so come and join me on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest to be the first to hear of new recipes! And please do leave a star rating if you've tried the recipe!

📖 Recipe

wooden board with coconut macadamia oat cookies on it with a glass jar of macadamias and bowl of flax in the background.

Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies

Claire
These coconut macadamia nut cookies are a fun sweet treat that will be loved by adults and kids alike! Made with pantry staples, they come together in less than 30 minutes.
4.93 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 27 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, British
Servings 9 cookies
Calories 142 kcal

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup oats gluten free if required
  • ⅛ cup oat flour (blend oats in a food processor)
  • ¼ cup macadamia nuts pulse blended to chop
  • 2 tablespoon desiccated coconut
  • ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
  • ¼ cup almond butter
  • pinch salt

For the flax egg

  • 1 tablespoon milled flaxseed
  • 3 tablespoon water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 190C / 375F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Make the flax egg by combining the milled flaxseed and water and stirring well. Set aside for ten minutes.
  • Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl. Once the flax egg is ready, add to the bowl along with the honey and almond butter. Stir very thoroughly.
  • Wet your hands and then use a cookie scoop or spoon to scoop out enough 'dough' for the cookie. Roll between your hands and then place on the baking tray. Pat down to form a cookie shape. Repeat to get 9-10 small cookies.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes. Check after 8 minutes for any signs of burning. They will still be quite moist, so transfer (carefully!) to a wire baking rack to cool. Then enjoy!

Notes

  • To make oat flour, simply blend oats in a blender or food processor.
  • I haven't tried it myself, but I suggest that pumpkin seed butter is a good swap for almond butter if you prefer to be nut free.
  • Again, I haven't tried it myself, but you can easily swap honey for maple syrup to make it a vegan recipe.
  • Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
 
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
  • almonds (for the almond butter), which score 1.
  • honey, scores 0 but with a note stating 'To be debated. Uneven. Naturally contains benzoic acid'
  • flax isn't mentioned on the SIGHI list.

Nutrition

Calories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 114mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 0.1IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Ida says

    February 28, 2025 at 4:14 pm

    5 stars
    These are sooo good!! Definitely gonna make them again! The whole family really liked them.

    Reply
    • Claire says

      February 28, 2025 at 4:16 pm

      Lovely to hear that all the family enjoyed the cookies Ida!

      Reply
  2. Kalina says

    October 10, 2024 at 9:54 pm

    Hi! It looks like an amazing recipe! Can i swap the almond butter with coconut oil or normal butter? and use coconut flour instead? i cannot unfortunately eat oats. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Claire says

      October 11, 2024 at 7:03 am

      Hi Kalina, I haven't tried either but I don't think a straight swap of coconut oil for the almond butter would work. Almond butter is thick and helps bind, which coconut oil will not. You could use another nut or seed butter that works for you? I haven't tried with flour of any type.

      Reply
  3. Alex says

    July 12, 2023 at 10:34 am

    Could you use almond flour instead of oat? My little one cant have oats so looking for an alternative 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire says

      July 12, 2023 at 12:15 pm

      I haven't done a recipe test with almond flour so I couldn't say for sure that the cookies would have the same texture. Definitely worth a try though and I would be interested to hear how they turn out! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Cara Sheehan Anderson says

    May 03, 2023 at 1:25 pm

    5 stars
    These are amazing!!! I followed the recipe exactly with maple syrup and they turned out perfectly. Have been low FODMAP for a few years but am now SIBO and low histamine. Eating is a chore but this cookie recipe made my day and gives me something to look forward to! I plan to make them often and will try adding some Pascha or Enjoy Life white chocolate chips since they are on the approved list. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I am baking the thumbprint cookies tonight with apricot- raspberry jam. I can't thank you enough!

    Reply
    • Claire says

      May 03, 2023 at 3:43 pm

      Hi Cara! So lovely to read you message and so glad that they work for your dietary needs and you like them too! Enjoy the thumbprint cookies 🙂

      Reply
    • Jane Allen-Heavey says

      September 25, 2024 at 9:54 am

      Can you have white chocolate on a low histamine diet ? So new to this an trying to navigate foods to eat xx

      Reply
      • Claire says

        September 25, 2024 at 3:37 pm

        It would best to work with a dietician for your personal needs. Some people are OK with it, others not. It seems debated and quite individual.

        Reply
  5. Crystal says

    September 11, 2022 at 1:28 am

    What brand of almond butter do you use? There are so many, with varying consistencies.

    Reply
    • Claire says

      September 11, 2022 at 8:02 am

      I tend to use either Meridian or Pip and Nut for almond butter. Hope you like the cookies!

      Reply
  6. Matthew Justin says

    April 02, 2021 at 2:11 pm

    These look sooooo delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I'm definitely going to make these over the long weekend.

    Reply
    • throughthefibrofog says

      April 02, 2021 at 8:27 pm

      Really hope you like them!

      Reply
  7. Amanda says

    March 19, 2021 at 8:57 am

    5 stars
    These were such a heavenly treat! I just made them to celebrate the completion of a candida cleanse program (no oats or maple syrup allowed). They remind me of a granola bar. I really enjoyed them.

    Reply
    • throughthefibrofog says

      March 20, 2021 at 10:00 am

      So glad you enjoyed them Amanda!

      Reply
  8. Eilidh says

    February 25, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    5 stars
    These are fab... tasty and easy to throw together! I have failed so many times with gluten free baking, and I'm not a big fan of shop bought ones, I'd almost resigned myself to a life without biscuits. So glad you created this recipe, can you imagine what a sad life that would be!

    Reply
    • throughthefibrofog says

      February 25, 2021 at 5:56 pm

      Hi Eilidh, so glad you like the cookies! And gosh, yes, a life without biscuits - not sure if I could handle that 🙂 So glad you like them, and thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment, much appreciated.

      Reply
  9. Sheryl Chan says

    February 18, 2021 at 4:07 am

    All my favourites in a bite! I love how you make recipes for people with MCAS that are so delicious!

    Reply
    • throughthefibrofog says

      February 20, 2021 at 11:23 am

      Thanks Sheryl!

      Reply
  10. Carrie Kellenberger says

    February 15, 2021 at 6:38 am

    These sound wonderful! Taiwan is such a challenge at times. Cookies here are truly terrible and most homes do not have ovens! We bought a convection oven and it handles things in a pinch, but it's not like baking back home. Nevertheless, I've pinned and saved and will give it a try!

    Reply
  11. Pain Reaction says

    February 13, 2021 at 10:35 pm

    I'm definitely going to have to try making these for my husband. He has Celiac Disease and I've been really into baking again lately so I guarantee he would love these! The more gluten free recipes I can find the better!

    Reply
    • throughthefibrofog says

      February 14, 2021 at 9:26 am

      I'm into baking lately too, all the treats at the moment! Hope you and your husband like the cookies, so easy to make gf with the right oats.

      Reply
  12. Katie Clark says

    February 13, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    I love how you explain making oat flour. I recently got a nutribullet. Very handy. These cookies look like a new favorite; I love all the ingredients. I will definitely be giving these a try soon!

    Reply
    • throughthefibrofog says

      February 14, 2021 at 9:25 am

      Really hope you like them Katie! And I'm glad you find the nutribullet so helpful, I use mine so often for all kinds of cooking tasks.

      Reply

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Hi, I’m Claire. After a diagnosis of MCAS I began to follow a low histamine diet, which has helped me manage my symptoms. Here I hope to show that a restrictive diet can still be full of flavourful meals, and help you enjoy being creative in the kitchen.

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