Nutty for Oats Cookies is a recipe from the King Arthur Whole Grain Baking Book. I'd bought the book and wasn't sure exactly what to make first, but a friend of mine assured me this recipe was a good choice.
The Nutty for Oats cookies are very good, especially if you are looking for something semi-healthy and a bit lower in sugar. While there are candies in the dough, they add just enough sweetness to make the cookies dessert-worthy. You can increase or decrease the amount of candies to taste.
Nutty for Oats Cookies -- Small Batch
⅓ cup peanut butter (Jif or similar type -- natural may or may not work)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, soft
6 tablespoons brown sugar, light or dark
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
½ cup old fashioned rolled oats, ground for 30 second in food processor
¾ cup old fashioned rolled oats
Handful of Reese's Pieces (about ⅓ cup)
Handful of semi-sweet chocolate chips (about ⅓ cup)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with non-stick foil or parchment.
In a 2 quart mixing bowl, beat together peanut butter, softened butter and brown sugar. Stir in vanilla, salt, baking soda and egg. When those ingredients are well mixed, stir in ground up oats and whole oats. Finally, add candy.
Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto parchment or Release foil lined baking sheets.
Bake for 11-13 minutes. Let the cookies cool completely on pans.
Makes about 12 cookies (more if you use rounded teaspoonfuls).
pumpkinpie says
These are great-- thanks for sharing the recipe!
Claire says
I love me some Reese's pieces in cookies!
Anna says
Janet, thanks for feedback on the tiffin. That cookie was kind of new to me, so I'm glad to hear it worked out for you and that others liked it.
Amy, I only made half a batch because I'm the only one in this house who likes peanut butter and oatmeal. I like that the recipe is easy to scale down. It could be made vegan too -- one egg replacer, Earth Balance instead of butter and vegan chocolate such as Green & Black's cut up....
amy says
How funny! I just got done e-mailing this recipe to a friend I made these for last week! She said her family loved them. They are wonderful even with plain old chocolate chips. They also stay moist for up to a week after baking (if for some reason they aren't all gone by then).
Janet says
Hi Anna! I wanted to tell you how popular your Chocolate Tiffin bar recipe is...I made them this morning since we had a neighborhood garage sale and I could share them with my neighbors. It is a reallllly wonderful and VERY easy recipe to whip up. My folder of "Anna" recipes is so full and my neighbors love you because I am making many of them and they are enjoying the treats;-) Thanks for the inspiration and great recipes!!! BTW, I sub'd cranberries for the cherries. Used a german butter biscuit cookie. I have already been asked for the recipe so you know it's a winner when everyone wants to make it!!