5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Serves: 12

Source: Mary Ellen Phipps, The Easy Diabetes Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all natural peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 cup oats, rolled or quick oats
  • 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt(optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F (177C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, maple syrup and egg.
  3. Add oats and chocolate chips and mix until ingredients are combined.
  4. Chill dough for 10 to 15 minutes.
  5. Use a cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto prepared baking sheet. Using a fork, gently flatten the balls into desired shape. The cookies will not change shape during baking.
  6. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
  7. Remove from oven and cool for five minutes before transferring to wire rack.
  8. Store cookies at room temperature for 3 days up up to 3 months in freezer.

Each cookie contains 7 grams of protein.