Peanut Butter Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Bars
Peanut buttery, soft and chewy, these Peanut Butter Oatmeal Raisin Cookie bars are a delicious treat. The best part - you only need one bowl and basic ingredients you probably already have!
Servings 16 bars
Ingredients
- ½ cup peanut butter I used creamy no stir natural
- ½ cup sugar raw cane, coconut or brown sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 flax eggs - 2 tablespoon ground flax seed + 4 tablespoon water see note below
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup oat flour use GF certified, if needed.
- 1 cup old fashioned oats use GF certified, if needed.
- ⅔ cup raisins
Instructions
- Preaheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan and set aside.
- Using a stand or hand mixer cream together peanut butter, sugar and maple syrup.
- Add flax seed and combine.
- Add bakign soda, salt, flour and oats and combine to form a soft dough.
- Add raisins and fold in using a rubber spatula.
- Transfer dough to prepared baking pan and spread in an even layer.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden and set. Allow to cool completely before slicing into 16 squares.
- Store in an air tight container for up to 3-4 days.
Notes
To prepare flax eggs whisk together ground flax seed and water in a small bowl and set aside to thicken for about 5 minutes. For more info on flax eggs see here.