Peanut butter, oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies

18

Half

30 min

Peanut butter cookies or peanut butter cookies as they are also known, have their origins in the United States in the 1930s. Their creation was possible after incorporating peanut butter in George Washington Carver's book, a very famous recipe book of the time where more than 100 recipes were gathered. In this way, peanut cookies are one of the delicious creations that can be made with peanut butter. It is a recipe that has become popular for its easy preparation. The incorporation of new flavors such as oats and chocolate chips is part of the evolution of the recipe, adapting very well to the demands of millions of palates. It is ideal for snacks for the little ones in the house and in the afternoon it becomes a good aperitif to offer to visitors who come home accompanied by tea or coffee. And now let's move from history to practice and see how to prepare them. . .

Recipe to make up to 18 peanut butter, oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients (16/18 cookies)

• 50 g butter
• 100 g unsweetened and unsalted peanut butter
• 75 g ground panela
• 100 g loose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch of salt
• 50 g fine oat flakes
• 4 tablespoons milk (plant or animal origin)
• 50 g chocolate chips with 50% cocoa

Preparation (30 minutes approx.): 1. Heat the oven to 180ºC 2. In a large bowl, beat the butter, peanut butter and panela until you get a creamy mixture. 3. Add the rest of the ingredients and knead with your hands until the dough is homogeneous. 4. Make balls the size of a walnut and flatten them a little until they are shaped like a cookie. 5. Place the cookies on a baking tray leaving space between them. 6. Bake the cookies for about 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden. 7. Let the cookies cool on the tray so that they do not break or deform. 8. Once cool, remove the cookies from the tray and store them in an airtight container if they are not consumed immediately. Enjoy!