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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are soft cookies that blend creamy peanut butter and rolled oats with warm spices like cinnamon. The combination of oats and peanut butter delivers a chewy, tender texture with lightly crisp edges. Using both granulated and brown sugar balances sweetness and moisture, making the cookies flavorful yet not overly sweet. These cookies work well as a snack or dessert and bring comforting familiar flavors.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
40 mins
Servings:
18
cookies
Calories:
174 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature, unsalted
- 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two large baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, beat the butter, peanut butter, and sugars together until creamy, this will take about 2 minutes, on medium speed. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
- On low, add in the dry ingredients and mix until just until the combined.
- Scoop the cookies into round balls and place on the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches in between cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges, but still soft in the middle.
- Remove cookies from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
174kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
102mg
(4%)
Potassium
86mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
170IU
(3%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 102mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 86mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 170IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.