Tonight, after two days of shoveling snow, I decided to reward myself with a small batch of cookies. Of course, I didn't want to blow my whole diet or eat something terribly unhealthy, so I tossed together this easy gluten-free cookie recipe. It ended out making 10 cookies, using a 2 tbs size scoop. With all the chewy oatmeal in them, along with protein from the peanut butter & egg, I was quite satisfied with two. I even got my chocolate fix to boot.
I tried to keep these pretty simple. I didn't add any flour or butter, peanut butter would handle their jobs. The egg would help hold them together, add moisture and some sheen. A little salt & vanilla for taste & chocolate...well, because I want chocolate.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup natural creamy peanut butter if using crunchy add a tbs.
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together the peanut butter, sugar, vanilla and salt.
- Add egg and mix well, then stir in oats, until well coated.
- Add the chocolate chips and fold in until evenly distributed.
- Drop 2 tbs size scoops of the cookie dough onto non-stick or coated baking sheet. (for uniform scoops with tidy look, use melon baller or other round scoop coated with non-stick cooking spray)
- Bake for approximately 12 minutes. Bottoms will be lightly browned and tops will have sheen.
- Place on rack to cool.
Nutrition
These made me officially discover that, I WILL WORKOUT FOR COOKIES. Just sayin' 🙂
Courtney says
Hubby would love these - accept we'd need to do sunbutter 🙂
Robin Gagnon says
I used to buy Sunbutter for my daughter when she was little. That stuff is yummy.
Jenn @therebelchick says
I love oatmeal cookies but haven't ever tried adding pumpkin. These sound great!
Robin Gagnon says
I've never tried pumpkin either...lol. I totally will have to make some now though 😉
Toni says
OHHH these are right up my husband's alley and he tries to monitor his gluten.
Lisa says
Those look awesome!
Colleen says
These look amazing, gooey and yummy. Love your new design.
Meghan @JaMonkey says
Some of my favorites!