Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

Name: Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 large egg, room temperature, beaten; 1 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/4 cup oat bran; 1/4 cup maple syrup

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield 2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

These healthy peanut butter cookies are a great baking project to do with kids. You can make and shape the dough ahead of time so that you can bake a few cookies whenever you want.

Ingredients

1 large egg, room temperature, beaten
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup maple syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients. Roll level tablespoons into balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets; flatten with a fork.
Bake for 15 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 78 calories, 6g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 49mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Only four ingredients and one bowl are needed for these healthy peanut butter cookies. If you want to make this recipe gluten free, make sure the oat bran was made in a certified gluten-free facility. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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