Butter Peanut Oatmeal Cookies

Soft and chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies made healthier with wholesome ingredients, zero butter or refined sugar, and satisfying chunks of chocolate in every bite!

Okay you guys. These might seriously be the best cookies…EVER. A cook mean what's not to keep when they are essentially three of the favorite cookies all rolled into ONE! These peanut butter oatmeal cookies are loaded with satisfying silky peanut butter and made healthier with wholesome oats, coconut oil taking the place of butter, maple syrup instead of refined sugar, and Lily's choc

These peanut butter cookies are soft, deliciously chewy and literally one of the favorite cookies to snack on. They're also super straightforward to throw together in a pinch! The daughter not only loved eating these, but she had so much fun making them with me!

What goes in

• 1 1/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted and cooled
• 1/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

How it comes together

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use a wide bowl, whisk together oats, whole wheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt, setting aside.
2. In a smaller bowl, mix together melted coconut oil, peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla until well combined. Then pour the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, folding in the chocolate chips last.
3. Using a small cookie scoop (or a medium cookie scoop if making larger cookies), drop 1-inch cookie dough balls onto a prepared baking sheet and flatten the tops a bit with the back end of a spoon, making sure the cookies are still intact. You should end up with about 20 small cookies or 12 larger cookies.
4. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes until cookies are golden and set. Please note they will look really soft coming out of the oven, but will firm up and set as they cool so keep them on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
5. If you're baking larger cookies (or just prefer a crispier cookie), bake them for about 12 to 13 minutes.