Thursday, February 18, 2010

Making Baking Healthier: Shannon's Peanut Butter Jumbos



These cookies are some that my friend modified. They were already a flour free cookie. Plus they have the good fat of the peanut butter and tons of yummy oats. They are a really good, healthier cookie.

The recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

1/4 c. butter softened
1 c. brown sugar
1 1/2 c. peanut butter
(Shannon uses natural, I've done it with both. Either works well)
3 eggs

Cream together. Add:

2 t. baking soda
1 t. vanilla
4 1/2 c. uncooked rolled oats
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 c. butterscotch chips

Until combined. You may want to lightly grease your cookie sheet. Drop by heaping tablespoon full unto cookie sheet. You may need to press the dough together slightly and/or press the chips into the dough. Bake for about 10 minutes until set and slightly browned.

Shannon doesn't add all the chips that I do. But my family really likes all the chips. :) Think of these as kind of a homemade granola bar. You could certainly add dried fruit instead of some of the chips.

The original peanut butter jumbo recipe has twice the sugar and twice the butter that this recipe has. And the cookies are baked in a larger size - thus the name. But I like them smaller.

Try them - you'll love them.

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