Warning…. you may find it hard to stop at just one cookie!
I’ve slightly fallen back in love with peanut butter recently. It’s more nutritious than butter due to it’s protein content and gives a great taste to baking. So today inspired by my recent oaty ball success I decided to venture a little further into the peanut realm and try out some cookies.
Now I’ve seen plenty of peanut butter cookies on Pinterest, but they all seem to be full of chocolate, marshmallows or sweets. I wanted to create a healthier cookie that provides a tasty but nutritious snack. These were very easy to make and can be made ahead, then simply stored in the fridge ready to bake later.
The toddler’s response to these at snack time – “Mummy what are these” “Peanut butter cookies, why?” “They are yummy scrummy Mummy”. I must say I agree with her.
- 100g (1/2 cup) peanut butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1/4 cup raisins and dried apricots
- 1/4 cup dried chopped apricots
- 1/4 cup cornflakes
- Mix the peanut butter, egg, oats and baking powder together.
- Now add in your mix of dried fruit and cereal. It will be thick and sticky, that is fine.
- Squidge the mixture firmly into balls, it will feel oily.
- Now lay onto greaseproof on a plate or baking tray and flatten slightly with your fingers.
- Place in the fridge for 2 hours - 2 days and then bake when ready.
- Bake at Gas Mark 5 for 10 minutes.
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I would love to make these! Where do you get your PB as I have been told to be careful as some peanuts don’t get stored properly and have mould on them. Thanks 🙂
Hi Sarah, I just use Whole Earth Peanut Butter, I’ve not heard about mould on peanut butter, but I’ve never had any problems 😉
Priya these were divine and sooooo easy for the 3yo to help with … Not a combination of ingredients I’d have thought of but it worked a treat – both taste and texture yummy! Xx
Thanks so much for your comment Linda, so pleased you liked them!
I love Peanut Butter Cookies but never had one with an addition of apricots… something to try next time we are baking
Hope you like the apricots, let me know 🙂
Just made these, they’re so simple, quick inexpensive and tasty!
Yay, glad you liked them!
These look great!
I don’t know if I’ve had peanut butter cookies before but they sound so nice, and being healthier is always a good thing!
I actually made some peanut butter cookies last week and really enjoyed them. I’ll make these ones next time as they sound delicious.
look delicious – will have to make this half term
They look gorgeous! Have pinned them 🙂
Thanks so much for pinning 🙂
Anything with peanut butter in are a winner with me – these look delicious!
I am not a peanut butter fan, but they do look quite nice. I might make them and see if they can covert me ! 🙂 x
Ooo peanut butter is one of my faves and these look lush!
Nom Nom, enjoy!
I love peanut butter and these look delicious. Cornflakes sounds like a very interesting addition.
They add a nice texture.
I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to stop at 1!! They looked delicious!
Even better with chocolate chips 😉
YUM! I am so making these with Pickle and Chops next week 🙂
Love it! Perfect sticky baking fun.
This looks so yummy! I love peanut butter cookies so much
thankyou, they went down a storm here, except with hubby who likes peanuts but not peanut butter – odd man.
I must put these on our list to try, we all love peanut butter in the madhouse
I hope they go down well 🙂