Ingredients
Method
- Preheat your oven to 350º (F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Crack the egg into a medium-sized bowl and whisk it up a bit. Add the vanilla.1 Egg, 1 Tsp Vanilla
- Add in the natural peanut butter and cane sugar. Give it a mix.1 Cup Natural Peanut Butter, 1 Cup Raw Cane Sugar *Organic please!
- Pour in the oats. Mix well.1/3 Cup Quick Oats
- Add in 1/3 - 1/2 cup of any mix-ins you'd like - Reece's Pieces, choc chips, peanuts, etc.1/2 Cup Reece's Pieces or Chopped Peanuts
- Use a cookie scoop to lay them out on your baking sheet lined with parchment paper. The cookies will not spread much while baking, so you can leave them in cute little domes, or flatten them out like classic PB cookies with criss-cross fork marks!
- Place into the oven and bake for approximately 11-13 minutes. The domes will take longer to cook than the flattened classic cookie shape. You want the cookies to get LIGHTLY browned on the edges.
- Remove from the oven and place on a rack to cool down. DO NOT move them as they need to set and harden.
- Once cooled - pop one of those bad boys in your mouth and enjoy the PB goodness!
Notes
In search of the best natural peanut butter brands? My favorites are the organic one found at Costco (formerly Kirkland brand, now Naturally More) and then Trader Joe's Organic Peanut Butter - Creamy Salted! If neither of those stores are an option, your regular grocery store or big box like Target should have Smucker's Organic Natural Peanut Butter - Creamy.
Pro tip: be sure to mix the jars well upon opening so that the separated oil can blend in with the ground peanuts. I've even put a single beater in the jar from my mixer to do it faster and easier?!
I add the option to include some regular-sized or mini Reece's Pieces in at the end! Makes them fun to look at and adds a little texture change with some creamy goodness inside. I generally prefer to stay away from the food coloring and BS that is conventional candy, yet sometimes you just gotta be healthy-ish and say "let me live" to the haters! HA!
*As always, let's try to keep the ingredients organic, when possible.