Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

5 dozen

Updated: Oct. 12, 2022
"These cookies are soft and chewy with the old-fashioned goodness of oatmeal and peanut butter," says Rollin Barkeim of Trempealeau, Wisconsin. "I take them to work and on camping trips since they travel very well."
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Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup nonfat dry milk powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, beat egg whites and brown sugar until frothy. Beat in peanut butter, applesauce, honey and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, milk powder and baking soda; gradually add to peanut butter mixture.
  2. Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 114 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 127mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate, 1g fiber), 4g protein.