Peanut Butter Power Cookies

These power-packed Peanut Butter Power Cookies are chock full of all you need to nourish your body and keep your body feeling full and happy! It’s an easy way to have a breakfast or snack to go without questionable ingredients. Utilizing natural sweeteners like maple syrup and honey and packing them with protein powerhouses like peanut butter and pepitas and protein powder, these are a win in taste and performance.

I have been making these for my daughters who are both busy nursing mommas on the go with littles. They keep them in the fridge or freezer and grab one when they need something rich to fill their bellies and help them meet their higher calorie needs. What a great gift this would be to a pregnant or nursing momma you know!

We also grab them for a road trip instead of buying expensive granola or protein bars. Wouldn’t they also be perfect for hiking or a day full of activities to fill the gap when you need to get to the next meal?

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Dump all of the following ingredients into your mixer bowl and let it do the heavy mixing for you! Mix just until thoroughly combined, but not too long to break up your pepitas.

• 2 cups unsweetened, organic peanut butter
• 1/2 c. pure maple syrup
• 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 2 T. honey
• 2 T. vanilla protein powder (optional)
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 c. oats
• 1/2 c. dried fruit — cranberries, golden raisins, or cherries
• 1/2 c. roasted and salted pepitas

Scoop about 3 T. or so at a time onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and flatten a bit into a cookie shape. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until fully set and you start to see golden brown appear on the edges. Remove and let sit to cool. Store at room temperature for up to a week or wrap individually and store in the fridge or freezer.

 

Peanut Butter Power Cookies

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

12 mins

Total time

22 mins

 

These power-packed snacks are a simple way to nourish while providing a delicious and protein-rich snack full of natural goodness.

Alison: That Which Nourishes

Serves: 12-15 cookies

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• 2 c. creamy unsweetened organic peanut butter
• ½ c. pure maple syrup
• ½ c. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 T. honey
• 2 T. vanilla protein powder (optional)
• 2 eggs
• 1 c. oats
• ½ c. dried fruit (cranberries, golden raisins, cherries)
• ½ c. roasted salted pepitas

Here's how...

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Dump all of the ingredients into a mixer bowl and mix just until thoroughly combined, but not too long to break up your pipits.
3. Scoop about 3 T. or so at a time onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet and flatten a bit into a cookie shape.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until fully set and you start to see golden brown appear on the edges.
5. Remove and let sit to cool.
6. Store at room temperature for up to a week or wrap individually and store in the fridge or freezer.

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Many thanks to Katie Lee Biegel upon whose Make-Ahead Breakfast Cookies recipe I based mine!