Apple Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Description
These hearty, whole wheat oatmeal cookies have flax seed, peanut butter, and chunks of apples, and they make a great grab-and-go breakfast.
Ingredients
•
3 eggs
•
2 cups cinnamon applesauce
•
1 cup peanut butter
•
1/2 cup brown sugar
•
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•
3 cups rolled oats
•
1 cup all-purpose flour
•
1 cup flax seed meal
•
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
•
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
•
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
•
2 apples - peeled, cored, and cut into small cubes
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Beat eggs, applesauce, peanut butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth.
3
Combine oats, all-purpose flour, flax seed meal, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in another bowl. Stir egg mixture into oat mixture and add apples; mix until evenly blended.
4
Roll dough into golf ball-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.
5
Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden, about 12 minutes.