Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (vegan)
These vegan, Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are delicious and healthy!!
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories: 115kcal
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup evaporated cane juice or brown sugar
- ⅓ cup all-natural Peanut Butter
- ⅓ cup agave nectar or pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup unsweetened almond/soy milk or coconut/rice milk
- 2 Tablespoons canola oil
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cups whole-wheat pastry flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 Tablespoon ground flax seed
- 1 Tablespoon wheat germ
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped toasted pecans
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees. Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, peanut butter, agave nectar, and milk.
- Add the vanilla and oil, whisk to combine.
- Add the espresso powder, whisk until well combined.
- Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt, flax seed, and wheat germ with a rubber spoon/spatula.
- Stir in the oats, pecans, and chocolate chips.
- Drop 1 1/2 Tablespoon sized balls of dough onto prepared baking sheets (or use a small cookie scoop), 12 per sheet.
- Bake for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
Notes
These cookies are very soft, and will appear to not be cooked. Don't let that fool you, they will stiffen up as they cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.8mg
