Vegan Oatmeal-Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 12-14 minutes

Serves: 12 small cookies

Description
Tasty vegan oatmeal-peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients

 * ½ cup oats
 * ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons flour (unpacked)
 * ¼ teaspoon baking soda
 * ⅛ teaspoon salt
 * 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
 * ¼ cup (packed) golden brown sugar
 * 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
 * 2 tablespoons applesauce
 * ½ teaspoon vanilla
 * ¼ cup natural type peanut butter
 * ¼ cup peanuts (salted is fine)

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 375 °F.
 * 2) Grind oats in processor.
 * 3) Add flour, baking soda and salt and pulse to mix.
 * 4) Stir oil and both sugars together in a medium bowl. It’s okay to do this with a spoon – no need to pull out the electric mixer.
 * 5) Beat in applesauce, peanut butter and vanilla.
 * 6) Add flour mixture and stir until blended.
 * 7) Stir in peanuts and chocolate chips.
 * 8) Drop onto prepared cookie sheet.
 * 9) Bake until edges are golden brown, about 12-14 minutes.
 * 10) Cool on sheets 5 minutes.
 * 11) Transfer to racks; cool completely.
 * 12) Cookies will firm up as they cool.