These Healthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are packed with healthy fats from nuts and seeds and fiber from oats and whole wheat flour. The perfect way to satisfy your dessert craving!
Hi Friends!
Let’s talk cookies today, shall we? Sometimes you just need a good cookie…am I right?! I’m all for indulging in more “traditional” cookies every once and while. But I also like playing around with recipes and trying to make them healthier.
With the big surgery tomorrow, a batch of cookies seemed pretty much necessary to me. Yes- I am a stress-baker.
I’ve also made these with Greek yogurt instead of butter. It’s pretty amazing how differently they turn out- the yogurt batch is much more moist and cake-like. I stored my yogurt batch in a tupperware with the lid not sealed- otherwise they’re too moist and they’ll get moldy. You could also store them in the fridge. With the butter version you don’t have to worry about it.
Here’s the recipe:
PrintHealthy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
A tasty oatmeal cookie that’s lower in sugar and full of healthy add-ins!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons unsalted butter *
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, loosely packed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
- 11/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 Tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl, melt the butter and peanut butter. Stir well to combine.
- Add the sugar, vanilla and eggs and mix well.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir until just mixed.
- Drop onto greased cookie sheet and flatten with fork (if desired).
- Bake for 9-10 minutes.
Like I mentioned in the notes, this recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies. If you make them mini, you’ll get about 3 dozen. That’s what I did here.
The batch pictured above used Greek yogurt. Can you see the texture difference?! This is also the batch I made mini…because FACT- if you make cookies mini, you can eat more of them.
If you don’t smash them with a fork before baking, they’ll just be very tall and rounded. I typically prefer them flatter so I like to smash them. Plus it’s fun!
That’s pretty much all I have to say about these. You guys know how I feel about photographing cookies- less picture taking- more eating!
–Lindsay–
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These look so good Lindsay! But I have to say your photography is really impressive!!! Also do you mind me asking how you how you did the recipe for this post? I mean the look of the recipe block/card. It’s really nice looking too. I’m so glad I found your blog. 🙂
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Thanks Tracy! I use a plugin called Easy Recipes Plus to do the recipes!
I’m all about cookies! Especially oatmeal ones since oatmeal supposedly helps with breastfeeding! Will definitely be trying these!
I miss my oven. 🙁 Before it broke, I was all about baking, and cookies are my fave! Wishing you all the best for tomorrow’s surgery.
Such great timing as I just received oatmeal and chia seeds and was looking for a way to combine them.
YES! Some of the wisest words ever known to human kind. The smaller = more consumption. these are life lessons to teach future bean. I love a cookie with butter so big props 😉
I am such a stress baker too. Nothing better than whipping up a batch of something after a long day in the office! These look great – I love peanut butter in baked goods! Sending good luck for the surgery 🙂
Yum! I have used Greek Yog too, and it does make them cakey, but in a good way I think. These will be perfect for filling the void when I have to cut down my junk food….right now I am still making the most of eating whatevre the heck I want…so I will add the butter 😛
I had the biggest cookie craving yesterday. Perhaps I’ll whip some up today!
I love all of the add-ins here! These look like a perfect healthy treat.
All the good stuff . . . in one cookie, yum!
Yum! I like not-too-sweet cookies, and I like to make them small so I can eat more. 😉
Oh yum! These look fantastic. pinning this one for sure!
I’m always down for a healthier cookie and these look and sound delish! I wonder how they would turn out subbing the butter for coconut oil.
Yum these look delicious!
These look so good!
I’m such a cookie fanatic! I’ll take a cookie over a piece of cake any day, and these are totally mine kind of cookie! They sound fabulous and easy to whip up!
Perfect pre or post run fuel! They look delicious!
Any excuse that I have to eat peanut butter and cookies is totally something that I will take advantage of! 🙂
Cookies & PB in the title – I am there! 🙂
Yummy!! These look awesome!! The peanut butter cookie is my all time favorite cookie!
Mmm! I agree- it’s fun to indulge in the “real” thing but I love the healthier versions, too. Sounds so yummy!
Aw man! If I could eat peanut butter and oatmeal, I would be on top of these cookies like no one’s business! I would growl at anyone trying to take them from me! LOL!
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I’m totally a stress baker too! And a boredom baker… These sound delicious!
Did you use fat free Greek yogurt, or 2%? I’m really curious to try these out!
These look delish! I just pinned them and can’t wait to try them after I finish my 7 day sugar detox this week 🙂
love the addition of chia & pumpkin seeds!
Yum! These look soo good! Best of luck with the surgery tomorrow!
Peanut butter cookies are my favourite, they are so yummy – your recipe looks really interesting, I like the idea of seeds in cookies, makes me feel less guilty about eating them. Thank you for the recipe.
I’m a stress baker too, so I can totally relate! These look super duper yummy…I love baking and Brian loves cookies! I’ll let you know if I give them a try 🙂
I love baking and experimenting – even though my kitchen always ends up a disaster :). I have never thought of adding pumpkin seeds to my cookies (not sure how I missed that), so I am going to have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Yummy! Love the addition of all of the seeds to this recipe.
Oh my goodness, Lindsay, these are the perfect cookie! They’ve got everything in them I need to be a happy girl 🙂
I’m sorry to hear that you’re having surgery. I’ll be praying that it’s successful!
Can never go wrong with peanut butter! These look delicious Lindsay. And I love the addition of pumpkin seeds 🙂
xoxo Sarah Grace, Fresh Fit N Healthy.
These look so good! I never have made cookies with greek yogurt but like the idea. I have a major sweet tooth so recipes like this are perfect for me. I’ll let you know how it comes out for me! I’m going to try this weekend maybe 🙂
Yum!
These are the perfect combo of healthy and delicious! I’ll be sending you good thoughts tomorrow Lindsay…hoping you’ll be back to making us your wonderful recipes in no time!
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These look great! Love the ingredient list.
Yum, these look so healthy! I bet they would make and awesome breakfast cookie. I’m all about cookies for breakfast 😉
This cookie seems amazing, my mum has a small homemade cookie factory at home, I will definitely ask her to try the recipe… would love to taste it!
hope you enjoy them 🙂
Just in time for National Peanut Butter Cookie Day! 😉
right?! and i didn’t even know!
Love all the add-ins in these. They look great!
This is what I am looking for! Thank you Lindsay! I really love cookies and I found this recipe, I need to try this. It looks tasty and excellent meal for breakfast, and healthy too! 🙂 I never thought that peanut butter in a cookie would be healthier than this.
– Jean Walter
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hope you enjoy them!
How did you know this was just what I was looking for this week!? I will be pinning this and I will be making these in the next few days! Thank you!
These sounded delicious, but unfortunately came out soooo dry. Soft, but dry.
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We loved these! We made them with almond butter and flaxseed egg replacer. The dough was very crumbly but the cookies came out delicious! My son had so much fun making these with me!
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