Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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These Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are made with whole wheat and natural unsweetened peanut butter so you can enjoy them without quite as much guilt!
For more healthy-style cookies be sure to try my Whole Grain Molasses Cookies and Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies!
I wanted to make a slightly healthier snack for my little ones today (and my big one) and these cookies were the result. Enjoy these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies with a glass of milk!
I made some of the using the traditional peanut butter cookie criss-cross method (pressing them down with a fork) and left some in a ball without pressing them down with the design. The ones left in a ball before baking were softer and chewier (a consistency which is more challenging to achieve with whole wheat cookies), and the ones pressed down with the criss-cross design were crunchier. So, depending on which cookie texture you prefer, choose one of these methods accordingly.
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cups rolled oats
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Add the butter and sugar to a large mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar for about 3 minutes, until fluffy and lighter in color. Add the peanut butter and mix until combined. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until combined.In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda and stir to combine. Stir in the oats. Gradually add the flour/oat mixture to the sugar mixture, using a wooden spoon to stir just until combined. Do not over-stir.Scoop the batter by the tablespoon to form 1-inch balls and place them on a cookie sheet. Press down on each one with a fork to create a criss-cross pattern.Bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are starting to brown. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to sit for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.
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