Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut Butter Cookies Are the Protein-Packed Treat You've Been Craving
These tasty cookies are made with peanut butter and oats in place of some of the flour. As a result, the cookies are considerably higher in protein, healthy monounsaturated fats, fibre, vitamins and minerals than conventional cookies, according to sports nutritionist, Anita Bean.
Peanut Butter Cookies
Speedo
Ingredients
- 125g crunchy peanut butter
75g brown sugar
100g olive oil spread
1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
100g oats
100g plain white flour
1⁄2 egg, beaten
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 190 ̊C (170 fan), gas mark 3 and line one or two baking trays with baking parchment.
- Place all the ingredients except the egg in a large mixer bowl and mix on low speed until combined. Alternatively, beat together with a wooden spoon. Add the beaten egg, then mix together until you have a smooth, fairly stiff dough.
- Roll heaped teaspoonfuls of the mixture into balls, about 3cm in diameter. Place on the baking trays, about 2.5cm apart, then flatten lightly with your hand. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until light golden.
Information
- Category
- Snacks
- Total Time
- 14 minutes, 59 seconds
Nutrition
- Calories per serving
- 165
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