Description

These healthy vegan peanut butter oatmeal cookies, are crunchy, delicious and super easy to make with three pantry staples. Bake them, air-fry them or make them in your Instant Pots using the Crisp Lip, you will fall in love with aroma and taste of these cookies.

Ingredients

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Instructions

Step 1 : Gather the ingredients - oats, peanut butter and sweetener.

Step 2 : Prepare oats flour - Using a food processor or the WonderMill Grain Mill, powder the old fashioned rolled oats into a fine flour. While using the WonderMill Grain Mill, set the flour consistency to pastry first and then switch on the Grain Mill before adding oats. Gradually add oats to the hopper to avoid any clogging. Make sure the flour consistency is set to pastry.

Step 3 : Make cookie dough ball - In a mixing bowl, add the peanut butter, maple syrup and oats flour. Use a spatula to fold in the flour and mix well until you get a cookie dough ball. If you are unable to form a cookie dough ball due to the sweetener or peanut butter consistency then add more flour until you are able to make one big cookie dough ball.

Step 4 - Prepare the cookies - Now divide the cookie dough into 12 parts and then make roll those parts into balls. Gently take each ball and slightly flatten it into the shape of a cookie or patty. Using a fork, gently press the top of the cookie into a cross shape.

Step 5 - Bake, Air Fry or Crisp them using an Instant Pot - If you are doubling or tripling the recipe then you can bake then, if you following the recipe as is, I find the Air Fryer or the Crisp Lid are more energy efficient for 12 cookies.

How to Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies?

Preheat oven to 180 C (350F). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Place cookies on the parchment paper leaving the space of a thumb. Although the cookies don't expand, you don't want the cookies to touch eachother.

Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes until the edges of the cookies are golden brown. The larger the size of the cookie the more time it will need.

Now follow step 6.

How to Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies in an Air Fryer?

Arrange the cookies into the air fryer basket leaving the size of a thumb. You don't need to line it with anything.

Air Fry at 160 C (325 F) for about 8-10 minutes depending on the size of the cookies or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown.

Now follow step 6.

How to Bake Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies in an Instant Pot using a Crisp Lid?

Arrange the cookies in a circular fashion in a single layer in the frying basket.

Place the frying basket on a trivet. Cover and secure the Instant Pot or Mealthy Multipot with the Crisp Lid.

Cook the cookies for 5 minutes at 180 C (350F) until the edges or tops start turning golden brown.

Now follow step 6.

Step 6: Cool the cookies - Cool down the cookies on a cookie tray for 10 minutes before transferring them on a cooling rack. The trick here is to be patient. They will finish baking on the baking sheet and get crunchier. after about 3 hours the cookies get realy crunchier.

Step 7 : Store them - These cookies will keep in an airtight container on the counter for up to 2 weeks. Isn't that awesome. These cookies also freeze well. Place cooled cookies in a freezer bag or container and freezer for up to one month. They are good frozen or you can thaw them before eating.

Notes

The color of the cookies can be light or dark depending on the quality and color of the peanut butter and sweetener.

Cuisine: American