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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Coconut

January 14, 2013 · by Ari ·

Friends, these are not the prettiest cookies I’ve ever made.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Coconut #vegan #glutenfree

 

In fact, when I made them for our first Ragnar team meeting, I almost didn’t serve them because I didn’t love the look, but as I kept reaching over, and over, and over for the pieces of the uglier ones I planned to throw away, I realized they were so delicious, I just had to save them, and post about them, pretty or not.

fPeanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Coconut #vegan #glutenfree

 

I don’t think I’ve mentioned it yet, but this February I will be running Ragnar Del Sol with 11 other amazing ladies! The line up includes Nicole, Karla, Melissa, Megan, Tara, Stacey, Jaime, Bety, Jennifer, Jenn, and Kelli. I am sosoSO excited! We had our first official meeting a couple of weeks ago, and did a potluck at my house, so of course I called dibs on making dessert. 😉 Tara and Jaime don’t eat gluten or dairy, so I wanted to make something that everyone would be able to enjoy.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Coconut #vegan #glutenfree

 

So I did end up serving my visually-challenged cookies, and I’m even sharing them with you, because I love them. They are so chewy, and packed with flavor. In true Ari style, there is definitely a lot going on, which leads to my new longest title ever (I think?), but it all comes together perfectly in a way that rather than tasting each component, you taste the combination as a whole.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Coconut #vegan #glutenfree

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Coconut

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 3 tbsp apple butter
  • 1 cup natural peanut butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 and 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • dash salt
  • 1/3 cup reduced fat unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 3 cups raw oats (use gluten-free if you care about that sort of thing)
  • 6 oz good quality dark chocolate, chopped into chunks (I used 2 bars—a coconut dark chocolate and a sea salt dark chocolate)
  • 3/4 cup sweet cherries, pitted and chopped

 

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together coconut oil, apple butter, peanut butter, and sugars until smooth. Add almond milk, vanilla, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, and coconut, and beat until well combined. Fold in oats, followed by chocolate, cherries and coconut.
  3. Use a small cookie scoop to drop batter onto prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart (these spread quite a bit).
  4. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown around the edges. Cool completely on baking sheet before transferring to serve.

**Notes: These cookies are very sticky. I don’t recommend sealing them for storage. You also don’t want to crowd them. They work best unstacked in a large Tupperware with the lid resting on top, but unsealed.

 

 

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Gluten-free, Vegan · Tagged: cherry, chocolate, coconut, cookies, dessert, gluten free, oatmeal, peanut butter, recipe, vegan, whole grain

Comments

  1. Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says

    January 14, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    I’m heading to the grocery store today, and getting cherries and more dark chocolate to make these… all of my favorite ingredients in one place, yum!! Pinning, too. 🙂

  2. Amanda @RunToTheFinish says

    January 14, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    wahooo a cookie i can eat!! have had trouble since going egg and dairy free due to allergies, pinning this!!

  3. Sarah Jane @ The Fit Cookie says

    January 14, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Yay, these coookies look scrumptious, and I can eat all the ingredients! I pinned to make this week : )

  4. Jenn (eating bender) says

    January 14, 2013 at 5:45 pm

    So delicious! And, if you ask me, they are gorgeous. 🙂 Hurray for our fantastic Ragnar team and double hurray for your upcoming marathon…I’m so excited for you!

  5. lindsay says

    January 14, 2013 at 7:33 pm

    it’s almost too good to be true! so i’ll make them and feel good! hehe

  6. Heather @ Better With Veggies says

    January 19, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Oh wow – these sound amazing! Love how natural the ingredients are – I’m pinning this now! 🙂

  7. Heidi @ Food Doodles says

    January 25, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    Yum! Pretty or not, these sound gooood! You can’t go wrong with cherries and chocolate 😀

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