Peanut Butter Cookies

This healthy peanut butter cookies recipe is so tasty and easy to make by hand with just a handful of ingredients that you already have in your pantry.

How to make Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup natural creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup old-fashioned oats
• optional: 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped nuts
• flaky sea salt, for topping

Directions

1. Prep oven and baking sheet. Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Mix the dough. In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs and brown sugar together until smooth. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt evenly over the top of the mixture and stir until combined. Add in the vanilla, peanut butter, and stir until combined. Add in the oats (and chocolate chips or nuts, if using) and stir until evenly combined.
3. Scoop the dough. Use a medium (2 tablespoon) cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently press down the dough balls to slightly flatten the tops, since they will not spread much while baking.
4. Bake. Bake for 10 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and sprinkle each cookie with a small pinch of flaky sea salt.
5. Let the cookies cool for at least 5 minutes.
6. Serve. Serve warm and enjoy!

Recipe Options:

• Add cinnamon: Add 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon to the batter if you would like a hint of cinnamon flavor.
• Use different chocolate chips: Use any other favorite kinds of baking chips (i.e. butterscotch, white chocolate, peanut butter, Heath bar chips, M&Ms, etc) in place of semisweet chocolate chips.
• You could experiment using other types of flour (instead of oats), like almond flour, what I like about almond flour is its slightly nutty flavor. It absorbs moisture without making the cookies at all dry. Try using Bob’s Red Mill Super Fine Almond Flour, it will be the only dry ingredient in the recipe.