3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
Super easy cookies to rustle up with just 3 common ingredients. These go really well with a piece of fruit for a balanced snack if you're not too keen on eating raw nuts...
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 250 g peanut butter (100% peanuts)
- 60 ml maple syrup or runny honey (about 4 tbsp)
- 75 g oats
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C (350F) and line a baking tray sheet with baking paper.
- Process the oats into a rough flour in a food processor.
- In a mixing bowl add peanut butter with maple syrup. Combine with a spoon until creamy paste forms.
- Fold in the flour gradually and stir until a cookie dough forms (add additional flour as needed to reach the right consistency).
- Divide the cookie dough into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place it on a baking tray. Flatten each ball with a fork, forming a cross shape on the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes or longer on a baking rack. The longer you allow to cool the crunchier they will get.
Notes
Prep Tips:
The longer you leave these to cool, the crunchier they will get.
Use peanut butter made just from peanuts, with no added sugars or oils.
Health Tips:
These are high fat because of the nuts, and pack over 150 calories each so just have one. Combine with a piece of fruit to balance it nicely.
Eco Tips:
Using peanut butter with no added oils avoids issues with the sustainability of these oils, like palm oil.
Choose oats that are free from packaging or at least in a cardboard box (like Quaker) to reduce plastic packaging.
NUTRITION: Amount and (% RDA)
Calories: 163kcal (8%)Carbohydrates: 13g (4%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fat: 11g (17%)Saturated Fat: 2g (13%)Sodium: 4mgPotassium: 151mg (4%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 5g (6%)Vitamin B1: 1mg (67%)Vitamin B2: 1mg (59%)Vitamin B3: 2mg (10%)Vitamin B5: 1mg (10%)Vitamin B6: 1mg (50%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Vitamin E: 1mg (7%)Vitamin K: 1µg (1%)Calcium: 14mg (1%)Copper: 1mg (50%)Folate: 24µg (6%)Iron: 1mg (6%)Manganese: 1mg (50%)Magnesium: 54mg (14%)Phosphorus: 113mg (11%)Selenium: 4µg (6%)Zinc: 1mg (7%)
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