oatmeal & peanut butter cookies [jen-fit’s playground]
Today, I give you something…different. Something this blog has yet to see, yet something that is going to appear more and more often, especially over the summer.
Today, I give you something…healthy.
(Gasp! -cue threatening music-)
Okay, okay, all kidding aside: I tried a healthy cookie recipe! The original recipe comes from Jen-Fit’s Playground and is for oatmeal and peanut butter ricotta cookies. I went with a modification somewhere in between her original and Cassey Ho’s version on Blogilates.
Let me warn you up front: these have neither the texture nor the flavor of a standard cookie. If that’s what you’re looking for, just go eat a cookie. Seriously. It won’t kill you. But if what you’re looking for is a sweet, flavorful, healthy snack, this is a solid recipe.
So here’s how it happened:
Well that looks deceptively unappetizing.
Like breakfast, except it’s becoming COOKIES.
Oatmeal & Peanut Butter Cookies
Adapted from Jen-Fit’s Playground and Blogilates
Makes 5 cookies
Ingredients
1/4 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 T peanut butter
1 egg white
3-4 pitted dates
a dash of cinnamon
Instructions
+Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or line a small baking tray with parchment paper.
+Blend together cottage cheese, peanut butter, egg white, dates, and cinnamon. Chop the dates if your blender doesn’t break them up. Chunks are fine.
+Mix in oats and baking powder.
+Spoon 5 cookies onto prepared baking sheet.
+Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until firm and the tops begin browning.
+Cookies will keep for a few days in an air-tight container, but they’re best when eaten fresh.
Ta-da! They have an interesting glossy finish to them. To be honest, I don’t know how Cassey and Jen got their cookies looking the way they did. I think next time, I’ll just mix with a fork like Jen recommends, to keep the texture.
Cassey…you just work magic in a kitchen, I’ll tell you that.
Also, use all-natural peanut butter like Jen says. Just do it. It’ll taste so much better. I wish I’d had some handy.
Anyway, they tasted pretty good, and I definitely didn’t feel bad eating them!
More healthy recipes are in your future–but I promise I’ll test them out a couple times before posting them! Don’t worry 🙂
Happy almost-4th-of-July!