Healthy eating habits and a balanced lifestyle can help you to prevent a lot of diseases  and you can control your weight . Despite the fact that nowadays life has a much more faster rhythm and we have less time to  take care of our health , we should not forget that we are what we eat  and that it has influence on the quality of our lifestyle .



One of the major problems that our generations have to deal with is : obesity . This issue may be linked with the fact that we do not have so much time to say home and prepare our meals ; let’s face it : it is much more simple to go out and grab something to eat in your way even if most of the time we end up eating fast food – such unhealthy food and with a high level of calories . When we want something sweet to eat , a good healthy solution represents the healthy oatmeal cookie recipe . It is extremely healthy because it contains a great amount of whole grains and fiber .



There are different types of oatmeal cookies but one of the most beloved recipe by all the family and especially by kids is oatmeal chocolate chips cookies . For this recipe , you need the following ingredients  : 2 cups rolled oats , ½ whole-wheat pastry flour , ½ cup all – purpose flour , 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon , ½ teaspoon baking soda , little salt , ½ cup tahini , 4 spoons cold  unsalted butter , 2/3 cup granulated sugar , 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar , 1 egg , 1 large egg white , 1 spoon vanilla extract , 1 cup  semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips , ½ chopped walnuts . The first step is to preheat the oven and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper . In a bowl , mix the oats , whole – wheat flour , all – purpose flour , cinnamon , baking soda and salt . Meanwhile beat the tahini and butter in another bowl with a mixer till it is formed a paste . Then add granulated sugar , brown sugar and continue to beat until all the ingredients are well mixer . Beat in the egg , after the white egg and continue with the butter which has been left . Take care to space the flattened ball 5 cm apart . You have to bake the cookies until they become golden brown ; the baking time is about 16 minutes . After you may cool the pans for a couple of minutes , then you can transfer the cookies in a wire rack to cool completely .  Per cookie , the energy content is about 100 calories and only 5 grams fat .



So this healthy oatmeal cookie recipe is for sure a good choice for dessert not only for your kids but also for the whole family and the best part is that it is easy to prepare and it does not take you too much to cook it .