(Oatmeal Date Cookies, Petite Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies)
Whether you’re running low on ingredients or simply not cooking for a crowd, smaller portioned recipes may be just the right option for you.
Oatmeal Date Cookies
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/4-1/2 cup chopped dates
In a mixing bowl, beat together brown sugar, sugar, melted butter, and vanilla. Add in the egg. Mix well. Add the flour and baking soda mixing well. Add the oatmeal and dates. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until bottoms turn a light golden brown. Let sit a minute or two on the cookie sheet before removing and placing on a cooling rack. Makes 1 1/2 dozen.
During Mom’s last visit, she gave me this simple 6-ingredient recipe for flourless peanut butter oatmeal cookies. The small cookies are a blissful bite of hearty peanut butter and oatmeal goodness. So easy to make, you can mix them by hand. Keeping minimal ingredients in my cupboards, I made my own quick oats from old-fashioned oats and used my own homemade brown sugar.
Petite Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cups quick oats*
1 egg
1/2 tsp baking soda
In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the quick oats. Stir in the oats.
Using a #60 cookie scoop,** scoop onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Press down slightly to flatten the balls of dough.
Bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet about 1 minute.
Makes approximately 26 cookies .
*If using old-fashioned oats, place 1 1/4 cups in a blender, and pulse just a few times. Do not over pulse or you will have oat flour.
**I do not know the actual #’s of my cookie scoops. It’s the small one.
These peanut butter oatmeal cookies are delicious. They are easy to make in a matter of minutes. The batch size is very manageable. They put the cookie scoop to good use; very helpful to have the proper tools on hand. I recommend giving them a try to anyone considering it.
Lol!!!! You spend too much time in books, Sue. Really, never seen a cookie scoop? If you haven’t, I’m sure there are many more out there who also have not seen a cookie scoop. It’s the secret to making cookies look like professional ones; all uniform in size after baked. Nicely demonstrated, Nichole!
I think cookie scoops became popular during my early adulthood. Baking as a kid, I didn’t have one in the house to use. It really is a wonderful baking tool, and I definitely agree that it makes your cookies look a lot more professional. I even had someone think I didn’t bake a batch of cookies because they were so perfectly shaped and uniform. It’s the scoop!
Love your last comment about the cookie scoop size. Actually, I have never before even seen a cookie scoop!