After attending a wedding and visiting my parents in early March, I flew back to my home in Southern California on a Monday afternoon. On the way to my house from the airport, I stopped by the grocery store to pick up a few groceries and baking ingredients, but as soon as I walked through the sliding glass doors, my jaw dropped.
Virtually every shelf and display was empty… Aside from the fresh produce section, which was miraculously fully stocked.
Slightly in shock, I wandered up and down the aisles. No milk, no yogurt, no eggs, no sugar, no flour… Except for three lonely bags of coconut, cassava, and semolina flour.
I had dashed over just four days prior to pick up a loaf of bread and a bouquet of sunflowers for my grandma, and the store looked completely normal then… But during the few days I was gone over the weekend, news about the current worldwide events had broken, sending everyone into a grocery shopping frenzy to buy as much food as they could for their pantries and freezers.
Yikes.
Eventually, I grabbed a few things and headed for the check-out stands, and as I drove home, my stress levels rose and my mind started racing. After unloading and unpacking, I surveyed the contents of my pantry and fridge, brainstorming ideas of various sweets and treats I could possibly bake.
Somehow… I’m guessing I’m not the only one who stress bakes as a meditative and calming practice! 
Within just a few moments, an idea popped into my head, and before I could talk myself out of it, I reached for my mixing bowls and baking sheets. Soon, a familiar comforting and cozy aroma wafted through my house…
The smell of these Healthy One-Bowl Flourless Oatmeal Raisin Cookies! They’re supremely soft and chewy, exactly the way I love my cookies, and full of cinnamon and plump juicy raisins… Yet they’re made with no butter, eggs, dairy, flour or refined sugar!
Even better? These healthy oatmeal raisin cookies are super easy to make (you just need one bowl and a fork!) and with no eggs and no flour, the cookie dough is completely safe to eat raw! Not that I’d know from experience or anything… Plus these yummy cookies are only 88 calories!
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