Ooey-Gooey Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars

OMG these ooey-gooey salted chocolate chunk peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars. A mouthful, sure, however a completely scrumptious mouthful.

These infants are like a combo of your favourite peanut butter and oatmeal cookie baked right into a gooey, scrumptious blondie. That, plus puddles of darkish chocolate in each chew.

What extra might you need?!

I examined this recipe numerous occasions to get the proper texture and ratio of peanut butter to oats to chocolate, and so forth and so forth. Belief me after I say these peanut oatmeal butter cookie bars are perfection. Take pleasure in as-is or with a aspect of ice cream for the perfect dessert to share with buddies.

What you’ll have to make these peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars

These epic, gluten free peanut butter cookie bars have golden, crisp, cookie-like edges and gooey facilities that make that impossible to resist. You gained’t consider they’re each gluten and dairy free! Right here’s every part you’ll have to make them:

• Eggs: you’ll simply want two eggs in these peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars.
• Coconut sugar: we’re naturally sweetening them with coconut sugar, however you should use brown sugar for those who’d like.
• Peanut butter: you’ll want to use a pure, creamy peanut butter for the proper texture. Use the code ‘AMBITIOUS15’ to get 15% off my favourite model, Wild Mates!
• Coconut oil: some coconut oil ensures that they’ve an ooey-gooey middle.
• Almond flour: you’ll additionally want positive, blanched almond flour to maintain them gluten free and provides them the best texture.
• Oats: we’re utilizing rolled oats in these bars as a result of oatmeal cookies = love.
• Baking staples: you’ll additionally want vanilla extract, baking soda & salt.
• Chocolate: gotta have these darkish chocolate puddles in each chew! Be at liberty to make use of a chocolate bar, chocolate chunks or chips. Particular be aware on this under!
• For topping: I like sprinkling a bit of fancy sea salt on prime (who doesn’t?!)

The right way to simply preserve them gluten free & dairy free

To maintain these peanut butter chocolate chunk cookie bars gluten & dairy free merely use gluten free rolled oats and dairy free chocolate!

The important thing to melty darkish chocolate

I like to recommend chopping up a darkish chocolate bar into chocolate chunks as a result of they’ll soften even higher than common chocolate chips or chunks.

Ingredient substitution FAQ

As with all recipes, I do know lots of you’ll have questions on substituting substances in these peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars. I at all times suggest sticking with the recipe as intently as potential for the perfect outcomes, however listed below are some swaps I can suggest (and a few that I don’t suggest):

• Can I make them vegan? I haven’t examined these peanut butter cookie bars utilizing flax eggs, however I do suppose they’ll work nicely. Let me know for those who attempt it! Discover ways to make flax eggs right here.
• Can I take advantage of a distinct nut butter? The peanut butter actually provides these cookie bars an incredible taste, however I believe an almond or cashew butter would additionally work.
• Is there a swap for the coconut oil? Be at liberty to make use of melted and cooled butter or vegan butter.
• Can I take advantage of common flour? Sadly, no, I’d not suggest utilizing common, all objective flour and can’t suggest an alternative to the almond flour.
• What about metal lower oats? I additionally can’t suggest utilizing metal lower oats as the feel will probably be a lot completely different. All the time be at liberty to make use of gluten free rolled oats although.

Need thicker cookie bars?

For those who like your peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars extra “oat-y” and thicker, be at liberty to make use of 3/4 cup of rolled oats as an alternative of 1/2 cup. I personally favor utilizing 1/2 cup.

Ooey-gooey peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars in a single bowl

1. Prep your pan & oven. Preheat your oven to 350 levels F and line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper to stop sticking.
2. Combine the moist. Add the entire moist substances to a big bowl and blend every part till it’s tremendous clean.
3. Add the dry. Slowly combine the dry substances into the moist substances till nicely mixed. Then fold within the chocolate chunks (reserving some for the highest).
4. Bake ’em up. Prime your cookie bars with extra chocolate chunks and bake!
5. Cool & serve. Sprinkle the bars with some fancy sea salt proper out of the oven, then cool them utterly, slice and serve them up.

Don’t overlook the following tips for excellent peanut butter cookie bars

• Pack the almond flour. Be sure you pack the almond flour identical to you’ll with brown sugar. No have to pack the coconut sugar.
• Use room temp substances. Make sure that your coconut oil is totally cooled and your eggs are room temperature earlier than utilizing them in order that they don’t coagulate.
• Combine the moist substances nicely. You must combine the moist substances for no less than 30 seconds in order that the oil combines nicely with the opposite substances. In any other case, you could have some oil separation (which we don’t need).
• Underbake them *barely*. The important thing to conserving these peanut butter cookie bars gooey and scrumptious is to barely underbake them. Take them out as quickly as the sides are getting barely golden brown. They’ll set extra as you allow them to cool.
• Cool earlier than slicing. Be sure you let the bars cool for no less than 15-20 minutes earlier than slicing into them in order that they keep collectively nicely.

Storing & freezing suggestions

1. To retailer: I’d suggest leaving them on the counter for not more than a day or two, after which storing the peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars lined within the fridge. They’re scrumptious straight from the fridge!
2. To freeze: enable the peanut butter cookie bars to chill utterly, then lower them as directed. Wrap particular person cookie bars in plastic wrap, then in foil or a reusable bag. Freeze for as much as 3 months. When able to get pleasure from, merely thaw them at room temperature.

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Ooey-Gooey Salted Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Bars

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 20 minutes minutes

Whole Time 35 minutes minutes

ServesServes 16 servings

Superb, ooey gooey peanut butter oatmeal cookie bars made with a mixture of almond flour and rolled oats for the proper texture. These gluten free peanut butter cookie bars are naturally sweetened with coconut sugar and have puddles of darkish chocolate in each chew!

Elements

• Moist substances:
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup (154g) coconut sugar (or sub brown sugar)
• ¾ cup (192g) pure creamy peanut butter
• ¼ cup (56g) melted and cooled coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Dry Elements:
• 1 cup (112g) packed positive almond flour
• ½ cup (48g) rolled oats (in order for you them thicker/extra oat-y you are able to do ¾ cup however I favor ½ cup)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (125g) darkish chocolate chunks or chocolate chips (dairy free if desired), divided
• Fancy Maldon Salt, for sprinkling on prime

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 levels F. Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper.

• In a big bowl, combine collectively eggs, coconut sugar and peanut butter till clean and creamy. Subsequent add within the melted and cooled coconut oil and vanilla and blend collectively once more till it is vitally clean and nicely mixed. This could take no less than 30 seconds to combine till clean, you don’t want any oil separation.

• Add the dry substances to the moist substances till nicely mixed: almond flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Lastly fold in ¾ cup of the chocolate chunks/chips, you’ll reserve ¼ cup for sprinkling on prime.

• Add the batter to the ready pan and evenly unfold out with a spatula in the direction of the sides. Sprinkle the highest with remaining ¼ cup chocolate chunks. Bake for 20-25 minutes till the sides are BARELY golden brown. The trick with these blondies is to barely underbaked them so that they keep good and fudgy and gooey. As soon as accomplished baking, sprinkle with sea salt. Permit blondies to chill for 15-20 minutes earlier than slicing into so that they don’t collapse. Lower into 16 squares.

Recipe Notes

To make vegan: I haven’t examined these with 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons flaxseed meal + 6 tablespoons water) however I believe they might work nicely.
I like to recommend utilizing a chocolate bar to chop your personal chocolate chunks, they soften amazingly into every chew of the bar.
To retailer: I’d suggest leaving them on the counter for not more than a day or two, after which storing the cookie bars lined within the fridge. They’re scrumptious straight from the fridge!
To freeze: enable the cookie bars to chill utterly, then lower them as directed. Wrap particular person cookie bars in plastic wrap, then in foil or a reusable bag. Freeze for as much as 3 months. When able to get pleasure from, merely thaw them at room temperature.

Vitamin

Serving: 1barEnergy: 269calCarbohydrates: 26.1gProtein: 5.6gFats: 18.1gSaturated Fats: 7.1gFiber: 3.1gSugar: 19.7g