Healthier Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are easy to make, naturally sweetened, and a guilt-free treat when craving dessert! Think– healthy snacks, warm from the oven. Happy sigh!
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Every week, cookies are baked in my home oven. My son loves cookies—they are, in fact, his one guilty pleasure. But as a college student-athlete, he’s looking for a healthier alternative.
While I’ve experimented with multiple recipes, this is the one we’ve landed on– for now! Kind of like… the flavor of the month!
Why This Recipe Works
What makes these Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies a bit healthier — is they contain no sugar. Sweetened and moistened with honey and banana, they have a cookie-like texture.
Our all-time favorite cookies are Chocolate Chip Cookies and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. These healthy alternative cookies are also delicious, yet lower in calories, and naturally sweetened. Perfect for healthy snacks!
Ingredients for Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
You will find ingredient measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of this post, but here is an overview of what you need.
- Melted butter
- Whole wheat flour
- Rolled oats
- Baking powder and salt
- Large egg
- Mashed banana
- Peanut butter
- Vanilla
- Honey (or Maple Syrup) for sweetening
- Chocolate chips: my preference is dark chocolate
Experiment with other nut butters for different flavors. Almond butter is a particular favorite!
How to Make Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Step-by-step instructions are also in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Mix melted butter, vanilla, egg, honey, and warmed peanut butter. Add mashed banana.
- In a separate bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold the mixture into the peanut butter and add the chocolate chips.
- Scoop cookies onto a baking sheet, then bake until golden, for about 9 minutes, depending on the size of each cookie.
How to Store Cookies
The cookies will keep in an air-tight container at room temperature for 4-5 days, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week and the freezer for up to 1 month.
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Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 large egg slightly beaten
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 medium banana mashed
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips my preference is dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Whisk together melted butter, vanilla, egg, honey, and softened or warmed peanut butter. Add mashed banana.
- In a separate bowl combine oats, flour, baking powder, and salt. Fold into the peanut butter mixture and add chocolate chips.
- Portion cookies onto prepared baking sheet with a cookie scoop (affiliate link). Bake until golden, about 9 minutes in my oven, depending on the size of each cookie.
Notes
- Storing Cookies: The cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 4-5 days, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, and in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.