Peanut Oatmeal Cookies (Easy, Vegan, Healthy)

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup all-purpose or spelt flour (or gluten-free flour*)
• 3/4 cup quick cooking rolled oats (or gluten-free oats, as needed)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda (or 1 tsp baking powder)
• 1 pinch of salt
• 100 g peanut butter (or other types of nut butter)
• 1/3 cup maple syrup (or other sweeteners (*read notes in the text above))
• 2 tbsp plant milk (+ a little more for brushing)
• 50 g peanuts (preferably salted (or sub other nuts))
• coarse sea salt (optional for sprinkling)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- *Note: Check out the recipe video + step-by-step photos above! ---

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 355 °F (180 °C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

3. 3

   Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl. Then add oats, baking soda and salt and mix everything together.

4. 4

   Now add peanut butter, maple syrup and plant milk and mix using a wooden spoon to form a dough.

5. 5

   Form 9 balls of the dough about 1.3 oz (37 g) each, place them on the baking sheet and flatten them slightly with your hands or a spoon to make cookies.

6. 6

   Brush the cookies thinly with plant milk, then spread the peanuts on top and gently press them a bit into the cookie dough.

7. 7

   Bake in a preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes (if you want the cookies softer, don't bake them too long).

8. 8

   Then let cool completely on a wire rack.

9. 9

   Sprinkle with sea salt if desired (if you used unsalted peanuts) and drizzle with peanut butter.

10. 10

    Enjoy!