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Oatmeal Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies

Healthy Dessert: Oatmeal Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies

March 29, 2010 by Jenny Sugar

If I had a whole case of cookies to pick from at a bakery, I'd be torn between my two faves — oatmeal and peanut butter. Now I don't have to choose with this recipe. Made with all natural crunchy peanut butter, whole wheat flour, and unsweetened shredded coconut these cookies are dairy-free. While I always say a cookie is still a cookie, these Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are much healthier for you than the ever popular Do-Si-Dos, and they're subtly sweet chewy treats with a strong peanut butter flavor.

Find out how to make these satisfying little cookies when you read more.

Peanut Butter Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

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Ingredients

2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup natural peanut butter (I use crunchy)
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
3 cups oats (I use half old fashioned, half quick oats)
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

Preheat oven to 375° F.
Beat together oil and peanut butter. Then add in eggs, sugar, and vanilla and beat until mixed. Stir in coconut.
In a separate bowl mix together oats, flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir this into the peanut butter mixture.
Drop onto a greased baking sheet in 1 1/2 tablespoons globs. Gently press to flatten and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a cooling rack, and don’t spoil your dinner.

Makes three and a half dozen cookies (42).

Information

Category: Desserts, Cookies

Serving Size	1 cookie
Calories	124
Total Fat	7.3 g
Sat. Fat	1.5 g
Cholesterol	9 mg
Sodium	19 mg
Carbs	11.8 g
Fiber	1.1 g
Sugars	4.2 g
Protein	3.3 g

If you have a tasty and healthy recipe to share, post it in the Healthy Recipe Group. I am always looking for new ~~desserts~~ ones to try.

stquinn 7 years

Hmm, applesauce may just make this recipe. I baked some this afternoon, while they were tasty, I did find them to be a bit on the greasy side. Thanks for the tip!

BlondeSugar 7 years

Agree with katesl. I always substitute applesauce for vegetable oil and it's better IMO bc it's more moist. Tastes just as good, if not better.

katesl 7 years

These look amazing! Perhaps substituting applesauce for the vegetable oil would bring the calorie count down, but I'm not sure how it would affect the structure of the cookie. I've substituted applesauce for oil in baked goods before and it's worked really well, everything turns out really moist