Fiber-tastic Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup bran buds
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted and browned
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• fresh ground nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 toast oats until golden, about 10 minutes in the oven on a baking sheet or in a skillet over medium heat for about 7 minutes.
• 3 in medium bowl sift together flour and baking soda.
• 4 in large bowl cream together peanut butter, melted butter, brown sugar, and honey. mix in egg and vanilla.
• 5 gradually mix dry ingredients with the wet in the large bowl. add toasted oats and bran nuggets to dough.
• 6 in a small bowl mix granulated sugar and cinnamon with a fresh grating of nutmeg.
• 7 form dough into 1 tbsp balls on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
• 8 flatten cookies with the bottom of a small juice glass dipped in cold water and then the sugar and spice mixture.
• 9 bake cookies in oven for 8 minutes.
• 10 enjoy fresh with vanilla almond or rice milk. yum!