Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

As a cookie monster, I can confirm that these cookies are the bomb.com. Last night while watching Broad City, I watched Ilana bite into a chewy cookie and instantly craved one…the flavor, the texture, the chocolate stache. While eating healthy is a huge part of my lifestyle, I couldn’t make it work if I didn’t give in to my favorite naughty foods once in a while.

I don’t want to call these healthy… but I’m definitely going to call them healthier than most. Sound good? C’mon, they’re flourless, butterless and don’t contain any white sugar. So if you’re interested in creating a healthy-ish, chewy, peanut buttery, chocolately cookie, keep reading.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Creamy or Chunky Peanut Butter (I used half/half. Don’t use natural peanut butter.)

2/3 Cup Packed Light Brown Sugar

1 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla

2 Large Eggs

2/3 Cup Rolled Oats

1 Tsp. Baking Soda

2/3 Cup Chocolate Chips (You can substitute raisins, nuts, etc.)

Directions:

-Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees F.

-Combine oats and baking soda in small bowl and set aside.

-Cream together peanut butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

-Carefully mix in oats and baking soda with a wooden spoon until well combined.

-Gently fold in chocolate chips or other add ins.

-With hands, roll dough into 2 inch cookies (or use cookie dropper) and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart, then GENTLY press down on tops of cookie balls until just barely flattened.

-Place in oven and bake for 11 minutes. Rotate tray at 6 minutes.

-Remove from oven and let cool about 5 minutes on cookie sheet.

-Place cookies on metal drying rack to cool completely.