Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

These healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies are delicious. They’re also so packed with nutrition that they’re healthy enough to eat as your breakfast or morning/afternoon snack. In fact, I encourage it!

They’re packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats, making them the perfect little power cookie to help keep your energy up during the day. Both tasty and nutritious!

Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

These fabulous cookies are sweetened only with maple syrup, gluten free (with GF certified oats) and vegan. So peanut buttery, and sweet without being too sweet, if you know what I mean!

And the texture is cookie-like, not cakey like a lot of healthy cookies, despite the addition of healthy fat from ground flaxseed.

In addition to the photos and recipe, be sure to check out the video below that will show you just how easy it is to make these healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies!

Cookie Ingredients

To make these cookies, you’ll need:

• old-fashioned oats (Gluten-free certified if needed)
• almond flour
• ground flaxseed
• salt
• baking powder
• cinnamon
• raisins (or your favorite dried fruit)
• pure maple syrup
• natural peanut butter (or other nut butter)
• vanilla extract

Tip: if using natural peanut/nut butter, make sure to stir it very well beforehand. Often, the oil will separate from the nut butter in the jar, and you want to make sure it’s well combined before using it.

Also, if you don’t happen to have maple syrup, honey works as another natural sweetener.

Looking for another healthy snack/dessert idea? Check out this Coconut Banana Chia Pudding!

How to Make Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

These are super easy to throw together.

Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F. Next, simply mix all the dry ingredients (oats through raisins) in one bowl, and the wet (maple syrup through vanilla extract) in another. Stir/whisk each bowl until well-mixed. Then, combine!

When the batter is ready, place on a baking sheet in 12 even mounds and bake. I recommend using a greased baking sheet, or lining it with parchment paper or a silicon mat.

After 12 to 15 minutes, the cookies should be done (and you will have some serious tastiness on your hands!). Make sure they’re set in the center, then let them cool and enjoy!

You’ll find the full healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies recipe at the bottom of this post. Let me know how you like them!

Love this recipe? Here are a few similar healthy cookie recipes here on the blog that are perfect for breakfast/snacks, too:

• Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten free)
• Oatmeal Banana Coconut Cookies
• Oatmeal Banana Pumpkin Cookies (vegan)

And here are more baked goods for you to try:

• Almond Butter Banana Breakfast Bars (vegan)
• Vegan Zucchini Muffins with Lemon (vegan)
• Red Lentil Granola Bars (vegan)
• Vegan & Gluten Free Granola Bars (vegan, gluten free)
• Dark Chocolate Quinoa Bars (gluten free)
• Dairy & Gluten-free Peach Muffins

Healthy Peanut Butter Power Cookies

July 24, 2019 by Anne

These delicious gluten free peanut butter power cookies are healthy enough to eat for breakfast! Or, enjoy them as a satisfying, portable afternoon snack.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Yield

12 cookies

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup old fashioned oats (GF certified if needed)
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup ground flaxseed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup raisins (or other dried fruit)
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (or other nut butter)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients (oats through raisins).
3. In another bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (maple syrup through vanilla).
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
5. Drop the dough into 12 even mounds on a parchment paper/silicon mat-lined or greased baking sheet.
6. Bake 12-15 minutes, until the cookies are just set in the center.

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