Healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These delicious Healthy Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies are a hit even if you aren’t into healthy. But it sounds way better when you know deep-down they are healthy and they taste good at the same time. It’s like a win-win!
3/4cuprolled oats or 1 minute oatsor gluten free rolled oats
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
Wet Ingredients:
1/4cupmaple syrupsugar-free can be used
1/4cupsugar of choicebrown, coconut, white or sugar-free
3tablespoonspeanut butteror any nut butter
2tablespoonsoil of choiceroom temperature
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Add-Ins:
1/2cupdark chocolate chunks or chipssugar-free and dairy-free can be used. Can also sub in raisins, dried cranberries, nuts
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients. Add the wet ingredients into the dry and stir well to combine. Add in the chocolate chunks and stir again.
Using a heaping tablespoon measure or 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop, roll the cookies into balls and line them up on a baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each cookie.
Gently press down on the cookies to lightly flatten.
Bake for 8 minutes.
Cool for 2 minutes on the baking tray and then transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Devour!
Notes
Notes
To make oat flour, just use a high tech blender or food processor and blend/process until oats resemble flour.
Peanut Butter: Can sub any nut butter if desired.
Oil - Needs to be room temperature, if you are using melted coconut oil.
Chocolate - Use milk, dark, sugar-free, white or peanut butter chips.
Gluten free - Use gluten free oats for allergy and healthier options.
Vegan - Use dairy-free chocolate chunks or chips, maple syrup, organic peanut butter and and organic sugars like coconut sugar or Zulka. For more options check out these vegan sugar companies.
Keto - Use Keto maple syrup like Lakanto Maple Syrup and use your favorite healthy sugar like Lakanto Brown Sugar. Lakanto even has sugar-free chocolate chips, chocolate bars and all kinds of baking mixes and a lot more!
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