Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies
These Vegan Date Sweetened Peanut Butter Cookies are insanely easy to make, perfectly chewy and tender on the inside. Made with just 5 wholesome ingredients, this recipe is naturally gluten free, oil free and refined sugar free!
Servings: 20
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 1 1/3 cup soft dates, pitted (see note) (240g or about 40 medium sized dates) )
- 1/3 cup non-dairy milk
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup dark chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F.Blend oats in a food processor to a flour consistency; empty into a bowl and set aside.
- In the same food processor bowl, add dates, non-dairy milk, peanut butter, salt and vanilla into and blend until smooth.
- Add in the oat flour and baking powder and blend until it comes together. Scrape down the sides of the food processor, add in chocolate and blend again.
- Scoop out 1 heaping tbsp (mine were about 40 grams) and roll them into balls. Flatten them with a potato masher or a fork and bake for 15 minutes.You can also scoop out the dough, roll them into balls and freeze them to bake later!
Notes
If your dates are hard, put them in a microwave safe bowl and add about a tbsp of water and microwave for about 20 seconds until they soften up...they'll be easier to process!!