Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

5 from 1 vote

These soft and chewy vegan peanut butter oat cookies have only a handful of simple, wholesome ingredients and are ready to eat in under 30 minutes!

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time12 mins

Total Time27 mins

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookies, dairy-free, gluten free, oat flour, oats, oil free, peanut butter, vegan, wfpb, whole food plant based, whole grain

Diet: gluten-free, oil-free, vegan, wfpb

Servings: cookies

Calories: 126kcal

Author: Amber Asakura

Ingredients

For the Flax "Egg"

1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed
3 Tablespoons water

Dry Ingredients

¾ cup rolled oats
2 Tablespoons oat flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon salt add an additional ⅙ teaspoon if you're using unsalted peanut butter

Wet Ingredients

¼ cup smooth peanut butter salted and unsweetened
3 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 Tablespoon molasses
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup raisins or chocolate chips optional

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat and set it aside.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the flax and water. Give it a stir and set it aside. Make sure this bowl is big enough to hold all your wet ingredients - we’ll be mixing them together in this bowl eventually.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients and set it aside.
Give the flax and water mixture a stir before adding the peanut butter, maple syrup, molasses, and vanilla. Stir until smooth.
Add the wet ingredients and the raisins or chocolate chips (if using) to the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Dough will be wet and sticky.
Scoop the dough by heaping tablespoons and place dough blobs on the baking sheet 2 inches apart.
Use the back of the tablespoon to gently flatten dough blobs into 2 ¼” diameter cookies.
Bake the cookies for 12 minutes.
Cool them on the baking sheet 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Storage: Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or refrigerated for up to 5 days. Cookies can also be frozen. In fact, they're delicious eaten right out of the freezer!

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